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National Historic Site · Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site

Best primary window for Mary McLeod Bethune Council House: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

Mary McLeod Bethune achieved her greatest recognition at the Washington, DC townhouse that is now this National Historic Site. The Council House was the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and was Bethune’s last home in Washington, DC. From here, Bethune and the NCNW spearheaded strategies and developed programs that advanced the interests of African American women.

This page identifies Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in DC in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/mamc/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/mamc/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Historic Site
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
MAMC
Region
coastal atlantic
Core Experiences
architecture-and-buildingafrican-american-heritagegreat-depressionmilitarymonuments-and-memorialsGuided ToursSelf-Guided Tours - WalkingJunior Ranger ProgramPark FilmMuseum Exhibits

Month-by-month

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site is a National Historic Site. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/mamc/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/mamc/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in DC.

Getting there

Official access details for Mary McLeod Bethune Council House are on the NPS page.

From Baltimore and Points North: Take the Baltimore-Washington Parkway south to US Route 50 west (which becomes New York Avenue). Take New York Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue and continue west. Turn right onto 13th Street. Go one block and turn left onto 'N' Street. Go another block and turn right onto Vermont Avenue. 1318 is one half block up the street on the left. Street parking is limited and restricted. Please read the street signs carefully.

Place instrument

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4924
February5324
March6028
April6342
May6458
June6276
July5992
August6090
September6174
October6156
November5834
December5228

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site is identified as National Historic Site with NPS code mamc.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/mamc/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source