Alma Thomas House

The Alma Thomas House is an historic house, located at 1530 15th Street, N.W., in the Dupont Circle neighborhood.

Alma Thomas House
Location1530 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°54′38.51″N 77°2′4.37″W
Built1875
Architectural styleItalianate
Part ofGreater Fourteenth Street Historic District (ID94000992[1])
NRHP reference No.86002923[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 28, 1987[2]

History

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).[3]

Rosa Douglass Sprague lived at 1530 15th Street, before Alma Thomas's parents moved in, in 1907.[4]

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

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in the District of Columbia

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Alma Thomas House". 38.910530;-77.034569: LandmarkHunter.com. 1987-07-28. Retrieved 2017-02-03.CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2011-11-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/86002923_text
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