{"nrhp_refnum":"76002095","name":"Drew, Charles Richard, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2505 1st St., S.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Arlington","county":"Arlington County","state":"VA","lat":38.87278717400005,"lon":-77.08688882999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-05-11","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1976-05-11","areas_of_significance":["Health/Medicine","Black","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story clapboard house with a gabled roof at 2505 First Street South in Arlington, Virginia, acquired by the Drew family in 1920 and the permanent address of Dr. Charles Richard Drew from 1920 to 1939.","why_significant":"The house is nominated for its association with Dr. Charles Richard Drew, a surgeon and researcher whose work on blood plasma preservation and the Blood for Britain program saved many lives in World War II. He was the first Black American to earn a Doctor of Science in Medicine degree. He later led Howard University's surgery department and trained Black physicians.","narrative":"This two-story clapboard house with a gabled roof at 2505 First Street South in Arlington, Virginia, was acquired by the family of Charles Richard Drew in 1920. Drew kept it as his permanent address until 1939. The house sits on brick pillars, has a porch wrapping the south and east sides, and was enlarged from four to six rooms with a rear addition made during his residence. Inside, the living room still holds carpeting laid by his father, and family items include medals Drew won as a student. Drew, born in 1904, became the first Black American to earn a Doctor of Science in Medicine. His research on preserving blood plasma and his direction of the Blood for Britain program helped supply plasma during World War II. He resigned from the American plasma effort over a policy of segregating blood by race, then headed Howard University's surgery department. The house is recognized for its link to his life and achievements.","period_of_significance":"Residency (1920-1939)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Privately owned and occupied as a private residence; the form notes only slight alteration, including a two-story rear section added while Dr. Drew lived there.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.070375-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/87/6789/41678987/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/76002095_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76002095/3abdf68df7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76002095/3abdf68df7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Slowking4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles-drew-house019.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Slowking4</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles-drew-house019.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"04000112","name":"Penrose Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/penrose-historic-district-04000112/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41678987","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Richard_Drew_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5082012"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/arlington-county/drew-charles-richard-house-76002095/"}