Washington, D.C., United States
Blanche K. Bruce House
Washington, D.C., United States
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Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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Located at 909 M Street NW in Washington, D.C., the Blanche K. Bruce House is a Second Empire-style residence built in 1865. It served as the home of Blanche K. Bruce, who was born enslaved and became the first African-American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate, and his wife Josephine. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975, the house stands as a significant testament to Bruce's remarkable trajectory from slavery to high office during the Reconstruction era.
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- Built
- Type
- house
- Heritage
- District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites, National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Washington, D.C., United States
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