The Black House

Historical marker location:

1318 36th Street Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 36th Street Northwest just south of O Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.)

Georgetown University. Center for Multicultural Equity & Access.

architecture houses residential buildings

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.