Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (NHS)

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (NHS) is a history museum Historic Anacostia Washington located in United States.

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  • Phone

    (202) 426-5961

  • Website

    nps.gov/frdo

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  • Type

    History Museum

Address

1411 W St SE Washington , D.C. 20020 United States

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Susan Burroughs

Truly enjoyed this place and the movie that was shown inside. Next time will try the 86 steps up to visit his home on the hill . Great history

Synta Keeling

Great spot for taking guests and children. Parking is easy and the tour is informative. Great panoramic views . nurish is a great Scandanavian restaurant to eat at afterwards.

Erin Fagan

Limited tours throughout the day. Make sure to check the website for times. A beautiful view of DC from the home.

Jon Darveau

Make reservations for the house tour well in advance. Not too much else to see here unless you have tour tickets!

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Devonya

Educational. Enlightening. Also free, can't see a reason not to. Also a different type of date idea.

DC Preservation League

The Frederick Douglass home, built in 1855-1859. Douglas made serveral alterations to the building in the 1890s. The property was restored in 1962-64.

Raine

Nice to see and know the history of the house.

LaTrice Verrett

Absolutely Amazing!!

Renee Jones

Very educational

Kustom Kane

Great experience, but the area is a little rough around the edges so uber don't metro

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