Directions
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Address 1411 W ST SE, Washington DC 20020 (corner of 15th and W) Public Transportation By Metro Get off at the Anacostia stop on the Green Line and take the B2 bus in the direction of Mt. Ranier. There is a bus stop directly in front of the Douglass home at the corner of 14th and W streets. Continue along the sidewalk in the direction the bus is traveling until you reach the visitor center (15th and W Streets SE). By Bus The B2, 90, U2, 93, A42, A46, A48, P1, P2, and P6 all drop off within 2 blocks of the site. On Foot You can walk to the site (3/4 of a mile) from the metro. Get off at the Anacostia station and head towards the "busses" exit. Turn left after going through the turnstiles, then right on Howard Rd. Turn left at MLK Avenue, then right on W St. Bike You can also walk/bike from downtown DC (3 miles) as the 11th St. Bridge has a sidewalk on it. Come over the bridge and continue straight on Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. Turn left on W Street. Continue on W to the Visitor Center.Car From I-495/95 Beltway Take Exit 3 north onto Indian Head highway (MD 210), which becomes South Capitol Street. Bear right onto Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. Turn right on W Street for four blocks. The visitor center parking lot will be on your right. From the National Mall Travel South on 9th Street to I-395 north. Stay left and follow the sign for I-295 south. Then follow the sign for Pennsylvania Avenue. Exit onto Pennsylvania Avenue. Cross the bridge. Turn right on Minnesota Avenue. At the "T" turn right on Good Hope Road. Take your first left onto 14th Street. Turn left on W Street and the parking lot will be at the end of the block on your right. From I-295 South Take exit 2 for Malcolm X Avenue and turn left onto Malcolm X Ave. Turn left onto Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. Drive for approximately 5-10 minutes. Turn right onto W street, the site will be 4 blocks down on the right. |
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Did You Know?
Family was a big part of Frederick Douglass' life at Cedar Hill. By the 1890s his four surviving children (a fifth had died as a baby) all lived in Washington, D.C. Between them they eventually gave Douglass twenty one grand kids, filling the halls of Cedar Hill with noise and activity. Douglass can be seen here with his grandson Joseph, who went on to become a famous violinist.