Friendship Estate

Historical marker location:

3756 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, McLean Gardens, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest north of Quebec Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.)

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.