2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Daily Tour
15 people
English
Today, the Washington DC neighborhood of Georgetown is an affluent area but a few hundred years ago it was a bustling port for the exportation of tobacco. Join this private walking tour for a look at the black history of Georgetown and learn about how it was the site of an active slave trade. Hear the stories of former black residents who shaped one of DC’s oldest neighborhoods as you walk around.
The gothic-style Healy Hall was built at the direction of, and named for, Georgetown University’s only black President, Patrick Healy.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Pomander Walk used to be Bell’s Court, owned by Alexander Graham Bell. Bell’s Court was characteristic of alleyway communities throughout DC, where you had a close-knit black community.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
This address was the former property of prominent black Georgetown resident Yarrow Mamout, in the early 19th century.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The tour takes a half-way stop at Thomas Sweet for refreshment and a bathroom break.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The row houses at this address used to serve as holding pens for the enslaved. The pens were torn down by an Irish entrepreneur who had themselves spent their childhood as an indentured servant in the West Indies.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The house of Emma Brown, who was one of the first black teachers in DC to reach the level of Principal.
• Admission Ticket Free
The Mount Zion United Methodist Church is one of the oldest black congregations in Georgetown.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
This historic park was the site of numerous political rallies and community gatherings for the black community in Georgetown.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
This is the oldest cemetery in Georgetown, which contains the remains of enslaved and free black citizens.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
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