• Council House Front Door

    Mary McLeod Bethune Council House

    National Historic Site DC

Virtual Tour of the Council House

Virtual Tour of the Council House Parlor (QuickTime VR movie, 1.13MB)
 
Virtual Tour of the Council House Bedroom (QuickTime VR movie, 1.44MB)

Did You Know?

The Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial, Lincoln Park, Washington, DC

The Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial Statue, in Lincoln Park in Washington, DC, was the first statue erected to a woman or African American of honor. The 17-foot-high bronze statue shows Bethune handing off her sum of learning to two children, representing the next generation of African Americans.