Dr. Franklin E. Kameny House
Dr. Franklin E. Kameny House, Civil rights landmark in Cathedral Avenue, Washington DC, United States
The two-story brick Colonial Revival residence, built in 1955, features a screened porch and a one-car garage at 5020 Cathedral Avenue.
After his dismissal from the Army Map Service in 1957, Dr. Franklin E. Kameny established this house as headquarters for gay civil rights organizing.
The residence served as a meeting place, archives, counseling center, and headquarters for the Mattachine Society of Washington from 1962 to 2000.
The National Register of Historic Places lists this property as a significant site for its connection to the development of LGBTQ civil rights.
Dr. Kameny developed strategies at this location that led to removing homosexuality from the psychiatric disorders manual in 1973.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Architectural style: Colonial Revival architecture
GPS coordinates: 38.93000,-77.10222
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:25
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