Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site 1318 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20005-3607
The main contact phone number is 202 673-2402
Did You Know?
In 1944, Mary McLeod Bethune, president of the National Council of Negro Women, lobbied the United States Maritime Commission to build a Liberty Ship bearing the name of Harriet Tubman. The NCNW raised two million dollars to build this vessel in Tubman's honor.