Belmont–Paul Women's Equality National Monument Park

Address: 144 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002 (Belmont-Paul House is on site)

Website: https://www.nps.gov/bepa/index.htm

Hours: Grounds open daily; house hours vary-check National Park Service website

Admission: Free (unit of the National Park Service)

The Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument in Washington, D.C. preserves a historic house that served as the headquarters of the National Woman’s Party and a center for women’s suffrage and equality activism. It was designated a national monument in 2016 and contains museum exhibits and archival collections.

The house was adapted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and became the National Woman’s Party headquarters where policy work, lobbying and public campaigns were organized through much of the 20th century. Its later designation as a national monument recognized the site’s central role in U.S. women’s rights history and preserved both the building and its documentary collections.

The monument is located in northeast Washington, D.C., within the Capitol Hill / Stanton Park area, a short distance from the National Mall and other federal landmarks.

• National monument status: Designated a national monument in 2016, the site preserves the headquarters and archives of the National Woman’s Party and the history of the suffrage and women’s equality movements in the United States.
• Visiting and research: Public visits typically include guided tours of the historic house and exhibits; research access to archival material is available by appointment through the managing agency.

What to See#

• Belmont-Paul House: The historic Belmont-Paul House, a federal-era rowhouse later altered in the 19th and early 20th centuries and used as the National Woman’s Party headquarters for much of the 20th century.
• Collections and archives: An archival and museum collection that holds papers, banners, photographs and artifacts documenting the U.S. women’s suffrage movement and later equal-rights campaigns.

The site is in northeast Washington, D.C. From the nearest Metro stations, visitors can take a short taxi or bus ride; the house is also walkable from several central neighborhoods depending on starting point. Check the National Park Service page for up-to-date visitor information.

• Plan the visit with a stop at the Belmont-Paul House museum on site-the house has exhibits on suffrage history.
• The grounds are compact; combine a visit with nearby Meridian Hill Park or strolling the Kalorama/Cleveland Park neighborhoods.
• Attend interpretive programs on key anniversaries (e.g., August 26, Women's Equality Day) when the site hosts events.