Remarks - Historic Langston Terrace Community Day

 
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U-/4- ‘P7 THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004 MARION BARRY. JR. MAYOR REMARKS OF MAYOR MARION BARRY JR. AT HISTORIC LANGSTON TERRACE COMMUNITY DAY GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE TODAY TO ANNOUNCE THE LISTING OF LANGSTON TERRACE DWELLINGS IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. WE ARE PROUD AND HONORED BY THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR COMMUNITY AS IT IS THE CITY'S FIRST PUBLIC HOUSING PROPERTY, DESIGNED BY A BLACK WASHINGTON ARCHITECT, HILYARD ROBINSON, AND NAMED FOR A FAMOUS 19TH CENTURY BLACK LEADER, JOHN MERCER LANGSTON. HOWEVER, WE ARE MORE PROUD OF YOUR AWARENESS AND DETERMINATION TO BRING OFFICIAL RECOGNITION TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR TENACIOUS EFFORTS TO BRING IT ABOUT.