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District Of Columbia Council Bill CER25-0109

District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

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6-A CEREMONAL RESOLUTION
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10-IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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12-September 19, 2023
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4+Councilmember Janeese Lewis George Councilmember Zachary Parker 2
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8+Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Councilmember Matt Frumin 6
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13+Councilmember Christina Henderson Councilmember Brooke Pinto 11
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17+Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr. Councilmember Anita Bonds 15
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21+Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau Councilmember Vincent Gray 19
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26+A CEREMONAL RESOLUTION 24
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29+IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 27
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1533 To recognize and celebrate the Langston Terrace Dwellings for its 85
1634 th
17- year anniversary.
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19-WHEREAS, built from 1935 to 1938 exclusively for African American residents, the
20-Langston Terrace Dwellings opened in 1938;
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22-WHEREAS, Langston Terrace Dwellings were the f irst affordable housing complex in
23-the District and second of its kind in the nation;
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25-WHEREAS, at the time African Americans were denied equal opportunities such as
26-housing, banks, and the court system to name a few;
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28-WHEREAS, Langston Terrace Dwellings was funded by the Public Works
29-Administration Housing Program;
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31-WHEREAS, 274- unit Langston Terrace Dwellings were mostly built by African
32-Americans and designed by native Washingtonian and architect African American Hilyard
33-Robinson and named after John Mercer Langston, Howard University Law School founder and
34-US congressman from Virginia;
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36-WHEREAS, Langston Terrace Dwellings was listed in the National Register of Historic
37-Places in 1987;
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39-WHEREAS, Hilyard Robinson was born i n Capitol Hill in 1899, graduated from M
40-Street High School, studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, and received a
41-graduate degree from Columbia University;
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43-WHEREAS, Hilyard Robinson studied architecture in Europe, taught at Howard
44-University, and worked at the Department of the Interior as an architect designing public housing
45-for African Americans;
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47-WHEREAS, Langston Terrace Dwellings houses a terra cotta frieze by Daniel Olney
48-called “The Progress of the Negro Race” in the central courtyard and chronicles African
49-American history from enslavement through World War I migration; ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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52- WHEREAS, Langston Terrace Dwellings was a catalyst for the passage of the national
53-Housing Act;
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55- WHEREAS, Langston Terrace Dwellings are within walking distance of the Langston
56-Golf Course and Driving Range, named after John Mercer Langston, the first African American
57-elected into public office;
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59- WHEREAS, Langston Terrace Dwellings became a hub for the community and hosted a
60-library, nursery school and recreation center; and
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62- WHEREAS, the historic 11-acre site is undergoing a revitalization and modernization of
63-the historic property.
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65- RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
66-resolution may be cited as the “Langston Terrace Dwellings Ceremonial Resolution of 2023”.
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68- Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia honors recognizes and celebrates the
69-Langston Terrace Dwellings for its 85
35+ year anniversary. 31
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37+WHEREAS, built from 1935 to 1938 exclusively for African American residents, the Langston 33
38+Terrace Dwellings opened in 1938; 34
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40+WHEREAS, Langston Terrace Dwellings were the first affordable housing complex in the 36
41+District and second of its kind in the nation; 37
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43+WHEREAS, at the time African Americans were denied equal opportunities such as housing, 39
44+banks, and the court system to name a few; 40
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46+WHEREAS, Langston Terrace Dwellings was funded by the Public Works Administration 42
47+Housing Program; 43
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49+WHEREAS, 274-unit Langston Terrace Dwellings were mostly built by African Americans and 45
50+designed by native Washingtonian and architect African American Hilyard Robinson and named after 46
51+John Mercer Langston, Howard University Law School founder and US congressman from Virginia; 47
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53+WHEREAS, Langston Terrace Dwellings was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 49
54+1987; 50
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56+WHEREAS, Hilyard Robinson was born in Capitol Hill in 1899, graduated from M Street High 52
57+School, studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, and received a graduate degree from 53
58+Columbia University; 54
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60+WHEREAS, Hilyard Robinson studied architecture in Europe, taught at Howard University, and 56
61+worked at the Department of the Interior as an architect designing public housing for African Americans; 57
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63+WHEREAS, Langston Terrace Dwellings houses a terra cotta frieze by Daniel Olney called “The 59
64+Progress of the Negro Race” in the central courtyard and chronicles African American history from 60
65+enslavement through World War I migration; 61
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67+ WHEREAS, Langston Terrace Dwellings was a catalyst for the passage of the national Housing 63
68+Act; 64
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70+ WHEREAS, Langston Terrace Dwellings are within walking distance of the Langston Golf 66
71+Course and Driving Range, named after John Mercer Langston, the first African American elected into 67
72+public office; 68
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74+ WHEREAS, Langston Terrace Dwellings became a hub for the community and hosted a library, 70
75+nursery school and recreation center; and 71
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77+ WHEREAS, the historic 11-acre site is undergoing a revitalization and modernization of the 73
78+historic property. 74
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80+ RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this resolution 76
81+may be cited as the “Langston Terrace Dwellings Ceremonial Resolution of 2023”. 77
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83+ Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia honors recognizes and celebrates the Langston 79
84+Terrace Dwellings for its 85
7085 th
71- year anniversary.
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73- Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
86+ year anniversary. 80
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88+ Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the 82
89+District of Columbia Register. 83