Baker's Dozen, Inc. Building

Historical marker location:

1511 4th Street Northwest, Truxton Circle, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 4th Street Northwest north of P Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.)

African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC. 1509 and 1511 Fourth Street, NW.

The District was a major center of the slave trade in the 19th century: Prior to the Civil War, Washington, D.C. was home to one of the largest slave markets in the country. Slaves were bought and sold in public auctions held in the city, and many prominent politicians and businessmen owned slaves.