Blanche K. Bruce House

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Blanche K. Bruce House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark


Location	909 M St., NW, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°54′21″N 77°1′29″W / 38.90583°N 77.02472°W / 38.90583; -77.02472Coordinates: 38°54′21″N 77°1′29″W / 38.90583°N 77.02472°W / 38.90583; -77.02472
Built	1875
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Second Empire
NRHP Reference #	75002046
Added to NRHP	May 15, 1975^[1]
Designated NHL	May 15, 1975^[2]

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.^[2]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975.^[2]^[3] The building includes seven bedrooms and four bathrooms and was assessed at $1,383,450 in 2008.^[4]

References

↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 "Blanche K. Bruce House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
↑ Marcia M. Greenlee (July 2, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Blanche K. Bruce House" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying one photo, exterior, from 1974 (32 KB)
↑ "Trulia.com Property Information". 2011-01-24.

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