Winder Building

Historical marker location:

600 17th Street Northwest, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 17th Street Northwest and F Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 17th Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed.)

Marker installed: 1950

Erected 1848. Purchased by United States Government 1852.

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.