Built 1875 Designated NHL May 15, 1975 Added to NRHP 15 May 1975 | NRHP Reference # 75002046 Opened 1875 | |
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Location 909 M St., NW, Washington, D.C. Architectural style Second Empire architecture in Europe Similar Folger Shakespeare Library, Arena Stage, Ford House Office Bui, Takoma station, Battery Kemble Park | ||
The Blanche K. Bruce House is a historic house in Washington, D.C.. It was a home of slave-born Blanche K. Bruce (1 March 1841 – 17 March 1898), who represented Mississippi as a U.S. Senator from 1875 to 1881 and was the first African-American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975. The building includes seven bedrooms and four bathrooms and was assessed at $1,383,450 in 2008.
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