Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

Cause Area

  • Arts & Culture
  • Community
  • Environment

Location

1411 W Street SEWashington, DC 20020 United States
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Mission Statement

The mission/ purpose of the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (NHS) is to collect, preserve, and interpret the house, museum collections, and the grounds in accordance with the site’s enabling legislation, planning documents, and legal mandates from the enlightenment and education and recreation of today’s visitors and tomorrow’s visitors.

Description

National Park System comprises 401 areas called "units" covering more than 84 million acres in 49 States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, Saipan, and the Virgin Islands. These units include national parks, monuments, battlefields, military parks, historical parks, historic sites, lakeshores, recreation areas, scenic rivers and trails, and the White House.

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