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Blanche K. Bruce House
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| Location: | 909 M St., NW, Washington, D.C. |
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| Built: | 1875 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style: | Second Empire |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 75002046 |
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| Added to NRHP: | May 15, 1975[1] |
| Designated NHL: | May 15, 1975[2] |
The Blanche K. Bruce House is a historic house in Washington, D.C.. It was a home of slave-born Blanche K. Bruce (1 March 1841 – 17 March 1898), who represented Mississippi as a U.S. Senator from 1875 to 1881 and was the first African-American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate.[2]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975.[2][3] The building includes seven bedrooms and four bathrooms and was assessed at $1,383,450 in 2008.[4]
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