Andrew W. Mellon

Historical marker location:

401 Constitution Avenue Northwest, Federal Triangle, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest (U.S. 50).)

Marker installed: 1951

1855 1937. [Memorial Fountain].

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.