Alma Thomas House

Alma Thomas House
Alma Thomas House is located in the District of Columbia
Alma Thomas House
Location1530 15th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°54′38.51″N 77°2′4.37″W / 38.9106972°N 77.0345472°W / 38.9106972; -77.0345472
Built1875
Architectural styleItalianate
Part ofGreater Fourteenth Street Historic District (ID94000992[1])
NRHP reference No.86002923[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 28, 1987[2]

The Alma Thomas House is an historic house, located at 1530 15th Street, N.W., in the Logan Circle neighborhood.[3]

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).[4]

Rosa Douglass Sprague, daughter to Frederick Douglass, lived at 1530 15th Street, before Alma Thomas's parents moved in, in 1907.[5]

Noted African American artist Alma Thomas lived in the home until her death in 1978 along with a sister, J. Maurice Thomas.[6] John Maurice Thomas, who was named for their father, lived at the home until her death in 2004, and the home passed to a nephew, who later sold the home.[3][7]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ a b Valentine, Valerie L. (16 May 2020). "Longtime Home of Artist Alma Thomas For Sale in Washington, D.C., for $2.2 Million+". Cultural Type. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Alma Thomas Residence, African American Heritage Trail | Cultural Tourism DC". Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  5. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/86002923_text
  6. ^ Richard, Paul (25 February 1978). "Alma Thomas, 86, Dies". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Obituaries: John Maurice Thomas". Washington Post. 25 Mar 2004. Retrieved 4 September 2021.