Notable Places in Anacostia
The historic sites and landmarks that tell Anacostia's story. See them all on the interactive map.
Cedar Hill — Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Historic Site1411 W St SE
The home Frederick Douglass bought in 1877 and lived in until his death in 1895, now preserved by the National Park Service.
Anacostia Community Museum
Museum1901 Fort Place SE
Opened in 1967 as the Smithsonian's Anacostia Neighborhood Museum — widely regarded as the first federally funded community museum.
The Big Chair
Landmark2101 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE
Anacostia's iconic 19.5-foot Duncan Phyfe chair, a neighborhood symbol on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue since 1959.
Anacostia Historic District
Historic DistrictMartin Luther King Jr. Ave & Good Hope Rd SE
Roughly 550 buildings from 1854–1930, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 — the heart of old Uniontown.
St. Elizabeths Hospital
Historic Site1100 Alabama Ave SE
Opened in 1855 as the first federally operated psychiatric hospital in the United States; a National Historic Landmark.
Barry Farm
Historic SiteSumner Rd & Firth Sterling Ave SE
Land the Freedmen's Bureau bought in 1867 and sold in one-acre plots to African Americans, founding a landmark Black community.
Anacostia Park
Park1900 Anacostia Dr SE
The National Park Service riverfront park along the Anacostia River, with the historic 1930s Anacostia Pool and recreation pavilion.