Alma Thomas House
Historic house in Washington, D.C., United States
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The Alma Thomas House is an historic house, located at 1530 15th Street, N.W., in the Logan Circle neighborhood.[3]
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| Location | 1530 15th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′38.51″N 77°2′4.37″W |
| Built | 1875 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| Part of | Greater Fourteenth Street Historic District (ID94000992[1]) |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002923[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 28, 1987[2] |
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.
