Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House
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Location	1318 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington D.C., United States
Coordinates	38°54′28″N 77°01′49″W / 38.90778°N 77.03028°W / 38.90778; -77.03028
Area	0.07 acres (283 m2)
Established	October 15, 1982
Visitors	8,570 (in 2005)
Governing body	National Park Service
Website	Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site

The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site preserves the house of Mary McLeod Bethune, located in Northwest Washington, D.C., at 1318 Vermont Avenue NW. National Park Service rangers offer tours of the home, and a video about Bethune's life is shown. It is part of the Logan Circle Historic District.^[1]

The house is about five blocks north-northeast of the McPherson Square Washington Metro on the Blue and Orange Lines, and about five blocks south of the U Street Metro station on the Green Line. It is a half block southwest of Logan Circle.