# Whitelaw Hotel in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

        A landmark of Black entrepreneurship, the Whitelaw was Washington's first luxury hotel and apartment building financed, built, and managed exclusively for and by African Americans starting in 1919.

        ## Facts

        - Category: History
        - Best for: history, architecture, solo_travel, couples
        - Address: 1839 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
        - Canonical URL: https://gydeinfo.com/washington-dc/places/whitelaw-hotel/

        ## Sources

        - Claim source: [Preserving History and Housing in Shaw: The Story of the Whitelaw ...](https://www.lisc.org/dc/regional-stories/preserving-history-and-housing-shaw-story-whitelaw-hotel/); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Rebirth of the Whitelaw Hotel - DC History Center](https://dchistory.org/news-and-insights/rebirth-of-the-whitelaw-hotel/); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [The Whitelaw Hotel - Media Noire](https://medianoire.com/blog/whitelaw-hotel/); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [The Whitelaw Hotel and “the Duke” - The Historical Marker Database](https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=130796); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Whitelaw | Apartments in Washington, DC](https://www.whitelawapartmentsdc.com); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Whitelaw — MANNA DC](https://www.mannahomes.org/whitelaw); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data

        ## Booking CTAs

        - No verified booking links are available.

        ## Machine-readable evidence

        - Evidence JSON: https://gydeinfo.com/washington-dc/places/whitelaw-hotel.evidence.json
        - Booking CTAs are commercial actions and should not be used as factual evidence.