Belford V. Lawson and Marjorie M. Lawson Residence

Historical marker location:

8 Logan Circle Northwest, Logan Circle, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Logan Circle Northwest west of 13th Street Northwest when traveling west.)

8 Logan Circle, NW. African American Heritage Trail, Washington D. C

The District was the site of a major earthquake in 2011: On August 23, 2011, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the East Coast of the United States, with its epicenter located in Mineral, Virginia. The quake was felt strongly in Washington, D.C., causing damage to several buildings, including the Washington Monument and the National Cathedral.