The small plaque in this triangle park commemorates St Cyprian’s Church, which stood on the corner of C and 13th Streets SE for over 70 years (across the street from the plaque). The church was established in 1893 and built in 1894 by the “Black Catholics of Southeast Washington.” In 1966 the St. Cyprian parish merged with the parish of Holy Comforter to form the Church of Holy Comforter and St. Cyprian, and the church was subsequently torn down. Currently, there is a row of 1970’s era townhouses where the church once stood.

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For more information on this historic sites, go to the restoration society’s web page for the tour at http://chrs.org/historic-sites-tour-2020/

A view of St. Cyprian’s Church from the early 20th century that I found online:



Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Evolution: minority housing, factory, artists’ studio, posted earlier: