Metropolitan Ame Church

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  • Address
    1518 M St NW, Downtown
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  • Phone
    331 1426
  • Transport
    underground rail: McPherson Sq

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Lonely Planet review

Built and paid for in 1886 by former slaves (quite a feat considering its impressive size), the Metropolitan AME Church occupies an imposing red-brick Gothic structure and is one of the city's most handsome, yet striking, churches. Statesman and orator Frederick Douglass often preached here, and his state funeral was held here in February 1895.