National Historic Landmark · house · Arlington, Virginia

Drew, Charles Richard, House

Historic house in Virginia, United States in Arlington, Virginia. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.

Drew, Charles Richard, House
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What it is

Wikipedia · Charles Richard Drew House

The Charles Richard Drew House is a historic house at 2505 1st Street in Arlington, Virginia. A vernacular early 20th-century dwelling, it is of national significance as the home from 1920 to 1939 of Charles Richard Drew (1904–50), an African-American physician whose leadership on stockpiling of blood plasma saved lives during World War II. The National Park Service designated the house as a National Historic Landmark in 1976 in response to a nomination by the Afro-American Bicentennial Corporation.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address2505 1st St., S., Arlington, VA
CountyArlington County
ListedMay 11, 1976
Reference number76002095
Type of placehouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address2505 1st St., S., Arlington, VA
Coordinates38.87279, -77.08689 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitArlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial · 1 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyFort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 6 mi · Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 7 mi · Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion 9 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76002095. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.