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Write to:
Carter G. Woodson Home NHS c/o Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS
1318 Vermont Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 673-2402 | NPS.gov/cawo/

Location:
1538 9th Street NW, Washington DC
{Third house from the corner of Rhode Island Avenue]

The Carter G. Woodson Home was Dr. Woodson's home from 1915 until his death in 1950. He directed the operations of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History and pursued his own studies of African-American history from there. After his death, the home continued to serve as the national headquarters of the Association until the early 1970s. It is now vacant, closed to the public, and in need of rehabilitation. The home was acquired by the National Park Service in 2005.