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The FredErick DouglasS House

The FredErick DouglasS House. Cedar Hill, Anacostia Historic District Washington, D.C. BY: Deanna Jaroszeski & Delphine Kendrick Polk County Florida. Cedar Hill in the 1890s. National Park Service.

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The FredErick DouglasS House

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  1. The FredErickDouglasS House Cedar Hill, Anacostia Historic District Washington, D.C. BY: Deanna Jaroszeski & Delphine Kendrick Polk County Florida

  2. Cedar Hill in the 1890s National Park Service

  3. Cedar Hill The elevation provided Frederick and his family a beautiful view of Washington, D.C.

  4. Cedar Hill • Cedar Hill was Frederick Douglass’ home from 1877- 1895. • Douglass was the first black U.S. Marshall and needed a home of stature. • The house was added on to giving it 14 rooms. • Surrounding acreage was purchased increasing the size of Cedar Hill property to 14 acres. • During that time the house was in a segregated neighborhood and Douglass broke the racist housing laws when he purchased it.

  5. Cedar Hill Floor Plan National Park Service

  6. The Growlery sits about 75 ft. from the house and provided Frederick a quiet place to put his thoughts in writing.

  7. East Parlor

  8. Dining Room

  9. West Parlor

  10. Wood Stove in Frederick’s Study

  11. Frederick’s favorite chair and typewriter National Park Service

  12. Hard at Work National Park Service

  13. The Last Days After being the Marshall of D.C. president appointed Douglass to be the Consul General of the Republic of Haiti. Frederick never gave up the fight for civil rights. He spoke regularly at public functions. He continued his writing up until his death Sadly, Douglass died at the foot of the stairs in his beloved Cedar Hill

  14. Frederick and Helen in front of Cedar Hill National Park Service

  15. Frederick, Eva and Helen National Park Service

  16. Helen Pitts Douglass • Helen was Frederick’s second wife. • Helen donated Cedar Hill to the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association. • In 1962 the property was added to the National Park Service System and is still maintained by the government.

  17. Resources These photos were taken during a NCHE workshop in June of 2009. Some of our photos unfortunately, were not very clear or the lighting was horrible so we were not able to use them all . You will notice that some of the slides have the National Park Service in the bottom right corner. These photos were obtained from the Fredrick Douglass House website under the National Park Service. The National Park Service website is a wonderful resource on Douglass’ life and work.

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