Built 1902 Designated NHL May 30, 1974 Added to NRHP 23 September 1974 | NRHP Reference # 74002161 Opened 1902 | |
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Location 2122 1st St., NW, Washington, D.C. Similar Folger Shakespeare Library, Arena Stage, Ford House Office Bui, Takoma station, Battery Kemble Park | ||
The Samuel Gompers House is a house in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of Washington, D.C..
Samuel Gompers was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 until his death in 1924. Gompers helped found the AFL, and vigorously pursued its three goals of higher wages, shorter hours, and better working conditions for American workers. He lived in this three-story brick rowhouse from 1902 to 1917.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 19??.
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