Samuel Gompers House
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| Samuel Gompers House | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
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| Location: | 2122 1st St., NW, Washington, District of Columbia |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1902 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style(s): | No Style Listed |
| Designated as NHL: | [[]], 19[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | September 23, 1974[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 74002161 |
| Governing body: | Private |
Samuel Gompers House is a house in Washington, D.C..
Samuel Gompers was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 until his death in 1924. Gompers helped found the AFL, and vigorously pursued its three goals of higher wages, shorter hours, and better working conditions for American workers. He lived in this three-story brick rowhouse from 1902 to 1917.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 19.[1][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 19.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b You must specify title = and url = when using {{cite web}}.. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
- ^ a b National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Samuel Gompers HousePDF (32 KB), National Park Service, , 19 and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 19PDF (32 KB)
- ^ You must specify title = and url = when using {{cite web}}.. Washington D.C. National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
- ^ Note: A National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination document should be available upon request from the National Park Service for this site, but it appears not to be available on-line from the NPS Focus search site.
[edit] External links
- [ ], NRHP 'travel itinerary' listing at the National Park Service
- __: __ photos, __drawings, __data pages and supplemental material, at Historic American Building Survey
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