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5. WOODROW WILSON HOUSE
The 28th president was exhausted and demoralized when he left office in 1921, but
this Georgian Revival house must have done much to restore his spirits. It now gives
a delightful insight into 1920s American life.
2340 S St NW • 202 387 4062 • Open
10am-4pm Tue-Sun • Adm
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6. CEDAR HILL
Frederick Douglass and his wife Anna were the first African-American family in
Anacostia when they moved here in 1877. Born a slave, Douglass became America's
most effective anti-slavery speaker (for further details see
Cedar Hill
)
.
1411 W St
SE • 202 426 5961 • Open Apr 16-Oct 15: 9am-5pm daily (until 4:30pm Oct 16-Apr
15) • Closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1 • Dis. access • Adm
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7. MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE COUNCIL HOUSE
The renowned teacher (for further details see
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House
)
and advocate for women's and African-Americans' rights bought this Victorian town-
house - now a National Historic Site - in 1935. It is still furnished with her posses-
sions.
1318 Vermont Ave NW • 202 673 2402 • Open 9am-5pm Mon-Sat • Free
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8. OLD STONE HOUSE
The oldest surviving structure in DC, this evocative little building holds demonstra-
tions of crafts and skills of pre-Revolutionary life, such as sheep-shearing, and cook-
ing on an open hearth (for further details see
Old Stone House
).
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9. ANDERSON HOUSE
This astounding Beaux Arts mansion from 1905 is decorated in the eccentric style of
its original resident, Ambassador Larz Anderson. Its 600-ft (180-m) long ballroom
is spectacular.
2118 Massachusetts Ave NW • Open 1-4pm Tue-Sat • Free
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