Carter G. Woodson Home NHS

Before Dr. Carter G. Woodson, there was very little accurate written history about the lives and experiences of Americans of African descent. Dr. Woodson's home served as the headquarters for the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Here, Dr. Woodson established Negro History Week in 1926, which we celebrate today as Black History Month. Plaque CARTER G. WOODSON HOUSE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGN

• (198 words) The Carter G. Woodson Home NHS is located in the Shaw neighborhood of Northwest, Washington, D.C. Traveling south on 9th Street, NW the home sits seventy-five feet south of Q Street, NW on the west side of 9th Street. The home is a three-story red brick rowhouse. Four cement steps with black metal railings on both sides lead up to a gray front door with two windows on the left. Rows of three windows line the second and third floors above. To the left of the front door is a one-square-foot bronze plaque. An inscription on its face reads: CARTER G. WOODSON HOUSE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1976 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. The main entrance is next door to the right up four steps at a yellow rowhouse at 1540 9th Street. To the right of this rowhouse is a gray trimmed glass front door framed by two window alcoves and titled above the front door in raised gold lettering: CARTER G. WOODSON HOME. The National Park Service arrowhead-design sign is set to the right. END OF DESCRIPTION

• Peer Into the Past at the Carter G. Woodson Home
• The Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site is one of the newest units of the National Park Service. Acquired in 2005, the historic home was restored and opened to the public in 2017, and the restoration of the remaining structures is expected to be complete in 2022.

• Carter G. Woodson Home NHS Bookstore
• Visitors can visit the site bookstore to purchase merchandise at the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site's Visitor Center.

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• Become a Woodson Home Junior Ranger
• Complete our Junior Ranger Book for the Carter G. Woodson Home NHS and mail or email it to us and a ranger will mail back your signed certificate and Junior Ranger badge.