Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

A place like no other near Washington, D.C. in District of Columbia

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

The website is temporarily closed, but it is anticipated to reopen in the later part of 2023.

The Washington metropolitan area, encompassing Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., shares a historical connection with the South, where plantations thrived on the labor of enslaved African Americans. One remarkable place to delve into the life of a renowned former slave is the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, located in the Anacostia neighborhood of the district.