Indonesian Embassy / Walsh-McLean Mansion

Historical marker location:

2020 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Dupont Circle, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest east of 21st Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2017

Historic Site, Washington, DC. 2020 Massachusetts Avenue, 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.