Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

This hilltop estate in the Anacostia neighborhood was the final home of the abolitionist, writer, and statesman Frederick Douglass, who named it Cedar Hill. He lived here from 1877 until his death in 1895, and the house preserves his furnishings, library of thousands of volumes, and personal effects largely as he left them. Ranger-led tours climb the porch for sweeping views back toward the Capitol across the river. A small stone study he called the Growlery sits in the garden, where Douglass retreated to write.