Alma Thomas House

Alma Thomas House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Location	1530 15th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°54′38.51″N 77°2′4.37″W
Built	1875
Architectural style	Italianate
Part of	Greater Fourteenth Street Historic District (ID94000992[1])
NRHP reference No.	86002923[1]
Added to NRHP	July 28, 1987[2]

The Alma Thomas House is an historic house, located at 1530 15th Street, N.W., in the Logan Circle neighborhood.^[3]

History

Built in 1875, by Thomas G. Allen, the Italianate row house was the residence and studio of noted African-American artist Alma Thomas (1892–1978).^[4]

Rosa Douglass Sprague, daughter to Frederick Douglass, lived at 1530 15th Street, before Alma Thomas's parents moved in, in 1907.^[5]

Noted African American artist Alma Thomas lived in the home until her death in 1978 along with a sister, J. Maurice Thomas.^[6] John Maurice Thomas, who was named for their father, lived at the home until her death in 2004, and the home passed to a nephew, who later sold the home.^[3][7]

The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is a contributing property to the Greater Fourteenth Street Historic District.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in the District of Columbia

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Alma Thomas House". 38.910530;-77.034569: LandmarkHunter.com. 1987-07-28. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
3. Valentine, Valerie L. (16 May 2020). "Longtime Home of Artist Alma Thomas For Sale in Washington, D.C., for $2.2 Million+". Cultural Type. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
4. "Alma Thomas Residence, African American Heritage Trail | Cultural Tourism DC". Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
5. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/86002923_text
6. Richard, Paul (25 February 1978). "Alma Thomas, 86, Dies". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
7. "Obituaries: John Maurice Thomas". Washington Post. 25 Mar 2004. Retrieved 4 September 2021.

External links

• National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - completed 1987 form for the Alma Thomas House.
• Media related to Alma Thomas House at Wikimedia Commons