The Corcoran Gallery of Art

Historical marker location:

1661 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Downtown Washington, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1950

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.