Historical Marker
Community Building Blocks
Historical marker location:
4249 Wisconsin Ave NW, North Cleveland Park, District of Columbia
( Marker is at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue Northwest and Warren Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest.)
Marker installed: 2010
Top of the Town. Tenleytown Heritage Trail.
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.