Complete information about visiting the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site is now on National Park Planner!
Located in downtown Washington D. C., the Mary McLeoad Bethune Council House National Historic Site preserves the location of civil and women’s rights activist Mary Bethune’s last home. She also used this as the office for her newly formed National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), which was a organization formed to organize all of the other black women organizations, basically the same idea as the United States Congress in which state representatives come together at a national level. Members of the NCNW would be the leaders of all the other black women activist groups. The Council House serves as a Visitor Center, exhibit area, and historical home all in one building. The only activity at the Historic Site is a tour of the house.
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Last updated on December 9, 2025
