Slowe-Burrill House, Queen Anne house in Brookland, Washington D.C., United States.
The two-and-a-half-story residence at 1256 Kearny Street features architectural elements of the Queen Anne style from its construction in 1890.
Lucy Diggs Slowe and Mary Burrill, two African American educators, purchased and lived together in this house from 1922 until Slowe's death in 1937.
The residence became a gathering place for African American women intellectuals who organized social events in the spacious rear yard during the 1920s.
The Slowe-Burrill House received recognition on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020 for its connection to African American and LGBT history.
Lucy Slowe maintained her right to live in this house despite pressure from Howard University president Mordecai Johnson to relocate to campus housing.
Location: Washington, D.C.
GPS coordinates: 38.93083,-76.98889
Latest update: March 12, 2025 22:38
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