• Council House Front Door

    Mary McLeod Bethune Council House

    National Historic Site DC

Fees & Reservations

No Fees

There are no fees for touring Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS.

Reservations

Drop-in visitors are welcome during our open hours.

We request that groups make reservations because space and staff are limited and we need to be able to plan for your visit. Please call 202 673-2402.

The National Archives for Black Women's History is open by appointment only.

Did You Know?

Mary McLeod Bethune pins a corsage on Eleanor Roosevelt.

Eleanor Roosevelt twice came to Daytona Beach, Florida, as the guest of Mary McLeod Bethune. She stayed in Mrs. Bethune's home on the campus of the Bethune-Cookman College.