Saint Augustine Catholic Church
Oldest Black Catholic Church in the Nation's Capitol
On Trinity Sunday June 11, 1876 the first Black Catholic Church in Washington District of Columbia was dedicated under the patronage of Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo in Africa. Saint Augustine Church stood on this site until 1947. The present church is located at Fifteenth and V Streets, Northwest.
Marker is on 15th Street, N.W. north of L Street, N.W., on the left when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
