Wormley's Hotel Site

Historical marker location:

1500 H Street Northwest, Downtown Washington, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 15th Street Northwest and H Street Northwest when traveling north on 15th Street Northwest.)

African American Heritage Trail. 1500 H Street, Northwest

The District was originally much larger: The District of Columbia originally included land from both Maryland and Virginia, but in 1846, the portion of the District that had been taken from Virginia was returned to the state.