A Prestige Address

Historical marker location:

2001 16th St Northwest, U Street Corridor, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 16th Street Northwest and New Hampshire Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 16th Street Northwest.)

City Within a City. Greater U Street Heritage Trail

The District did not have full voting rights until 1961: Although residents of the District of Columbia have been paying federal taxes since 1861, it was not until 1961 that they were granted the right to vote in presidential elections. It wasn't until 1973 that residents were granted the right to elect their own mayor and city council.