Site of Snow Riot, northwest corner of 6th Street, NW and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
In 1835, a popular restaurant on this site called the Epicurean Eating House, owned and managed by an African-American, Beverly Snow, became the target of D.C.'s first race riot. When local newspapers reported an alleged assault by a slave on Mrs. William Thornton (an assault even she denied had occurred), groups of white working class men centered their rage on this restaurant. The looting and vandalism spread outward from here, with attacks on numerous African-American businesses, homes, and churches. Roving bands made early African-American schools an especial target, completely destroying private schools operated by Mary Wormley (established in 1830 at the corner of Vermont and I Streets NW) and John F. Cooke (the Union Seminary at 14th and H Streets NW).
This site is now a high-rise office building, with a restaurant at street level, the New Capital Grill.
- Stevens Elementary School, 1050 21st Street, NW
- Emma V. Brown House, 3044 P Street, NW
- Billings School Site, 3100-08 Dumbarton Street, NW (now two private houses)
- James G. Berret School, 1408 Q Street, NW
- Sumner School Museum and Archives, 1201 17th Street NW
- 15th Street Presbyterian Church, 1705 15th St. NW
- Asbury Dwellings/Old Shaw Junior High, 1616 Marion Street, NW
- John Wesley A.M.E. Church, 1615 14th Street, NW
- Carter G. Woodson House, 1538 9th Street, NW
- Lucy Diggs Slowe House, 1758 T Street, NW (private)
- Site of Snow Riot, northwest corner of 6th Street, NW and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW