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Convent de Bon Secours
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National Register of Historic Places

Convent de Bon Secours

On the National Register since 200422 years
ItalianateListed 2004Washington
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Convent de Bon Secours

Convent de Bon Secours, at 4101 Yuma St. NW, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 19, 2004. The Register lists it for its architecture and religion, at the local level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 30 other District of Columbia listings. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Washington, D.C., United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 46 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

4101 Yuma St. NW, Washington · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Convent de Bon SecoursStart here
  2. 2Sears, Roebuck and Company Department StoreModern Movement · Built 1941 · next door
  3. 3United States Daughters of 1812, National HeadquartersLate Victorian: Queen Anne · next door
  4. 4Eldbrooke United Methodist ChurchSpanish Revival · next door
  5. 5The Methodist CemeteryBuilding · next door
Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BJanney Elementary SchoolColonial Revival0.1 miDImmaculata Seminary Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBN. Webster Chappell HouseLate Victorian0.2 miBWoodrow Wilson High SchoolColonial Revival · Built 19350.2 miBPerna Brothers' Chesapeake Street HousesBuilding0.2 miBChesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Cleveland-Emerson ExchangeBuilding0.3 miDGrant Road Historic DistrictVernacular0.3 miDNational Presbyterian ChurchDistrict0.4 miBJesse Reno SchoolItalian Renaissance · Built 19030.5 mi
More like it

Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

Cleveland Park Historic District1.2 mi away
Washington Heights Historic District2 mi away
Mount Pleasant Historic District (Additional Documentation)2.5 mi away
Georgetown Academy for Young Ladies2.7 mi away

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Questions about Convent de Bon Secours

Is Convent de Bon Secours on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 19, 2004 (Register number 04001237).

Is Convent de Bon Secours a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Tudor Place, 2.7 miles away.

Can you visit Convent de Bon Secours?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Convent de Bon Secours?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 46 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 117692071 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.