LeDroit Park : A History & Guide.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwantes, Canden.

Series:

History & Guide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gated communities--Washington (D.C.)--History.

Gated communities.

LeDroit Park (Washington, D.C.)--History.

LeDroit Park (Washington, D.C.).

Washington (D.C.).

Washington (D.C.)--LeDroit Park.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (137 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2022.

Summary:

LeDroit Park's famed arch offers entry into a tree-lined neighborhood with unique architecture and a captivating history. Developed in 1873, the neighborhood was designed to be both town and country, one of Washington, D.C.'s earliest suburbs. Despite its location and association with Howard University, Black Washingtonians were not welcome. Not long after the fences of this gated community were torn down, the demographics changed as members of the Black elite of Washington moved there. During the twentieth century, it was home to educators and activists, military men and artists, doctors and scientists of all races and genders. Local historian and guide Canden Schwantes leads you through this neighborhood, small in size but large in history, to discover the stories of the people who called LeDroit Park home-- back cover.

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgments

I. From suburb to city

II. A guide to the neighborhood's history : 1. Florida Avenue NW (Boundary Street)

2. Anna Julia Cooper Circle (LeDroit Circle)

3. T Street NW (Maple Avenue)

4. U Street NW (Spruce Street)

5. Elm Street NW

III. Environs : 6. Howard University

7. Howardtown

8. M Street / Dunbar High School

9. Griffith Stadium

Afterword: LeDroit Park today

Further reading

Selected bibliography

Index

About the author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Schwantes, Canden LeDroit Park

ISBN:

9781439676417

OCLC:

1348486912