National Home for Destitute Colored Women and Children
National Register of Historic Places

National Home for Destitute Colored Women and Children

Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
Listed
October 5, 2022
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
100008262

About this property

The National Home for Destitute Colored Women and Children, later known as the Merriweather Home for Children, was a relief association in the Pleasant Plains neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1863 to house and educate formerly enslaved women and children who fled to Washington during the American Civil War, the organization would go on to operate for more than a century, becoming the only orphanage for African American children in the city by the 1950s. In 2022, the National Home's former building at 733 Euclid Street N.W. was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

733 Euclid St. NW
Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
38.92428, -77.02374

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL HISTORYETHNIC HERITAGE-BLACK
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was National Home for Destitute Colored Women and Children listed on the National Register?

National Home for Destitute Colored Women and Children was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 5, 2022.

What type of historic resource is National Home for Destitute Colored Women and Children?

National Home for Destitute Colored Women and Children is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for National Home for Destitute Colored Women and Children is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1863.

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