Alma Thomas House
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| Location | 1530 15th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′38.51″N 77°2′4.37″W / 38.9106972°N 77.0345472°W |
| Built | 1875 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| Part of | Greater Fourteenth Street Historic District (ID94000992[1]) |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002923[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 28, 1987[2] |
The Alma Thomas House is an historic house, located at 1530 15th Street, N.W., in the Logan Circle neighborhood.[3]
History
[edit]Built in 1875, by Thomas G. Allen, the Italianate row house was the residence and studio of noted African-American artist Alma Thomas (1892–1978).[4]
Rosa Douglass Sprague, daughter to Frederick Douglass, lived at 1530 15th Street, before Alma Thomas's parents moved in, in 1907.[5]
Noted African American artist Alma Thomas lived in the home until her death in 1978 along with a sister, J. Maurice Thomas.[6] John Maurice Thomas, who was named for their father, lived at the home until her death in 2004, and the home passed to a nephew, who later sold the home.[3][7]
The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is a contributing property to the Greater Fourteenth Street Historic District.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Alma Thomas House". 38.910530;-77.034569: LandmarkHunter.com. 1987-07-28. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ a b Valentine, Valerie L. (16 May 2020). "Longtime Home of Artist Alma Thomas For Sale in Washington, D.C., for $2.2 Million+". Cultural Type. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Alma Thomas Residence, African American Heritage Trail | Cultural Tourism DC". Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/86002923_text
- ^ Richard, Paul (25 February 1978). "Alma Thomas, 86, Dies". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Obituaries: John Maurice Thomas". Washington Post. 25 Mar 2004. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - completed 1987 form for the Alma Thomas House.
Media related to Alma Thomas House at Wikimedia Commons
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- Historic district contributing properties in Washington, D.C.
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- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
- 1875 establishments in Washington, D.C.