The Hon. Walter Gresham Andrews

Historical marker location:

4400 36th Street Northwest, North Cleveland Park, District of Columbia

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

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.