Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§70706 Property Exempt From Taxation
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 707 — FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION › § 70706
Summary
Cedar Hill—Frederick Douglass’s Anacostia home—owned by the corporation is tax-exempt while used for its purposes.
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Title 36, §70706
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Any property formerly occupied by the late Frederick Douglass as his homestead, commonly called Cedar Hill, in the village of Anacostia, District of Columbia, and owned by the corporation, is exempt from taxation as long as the property is used for the purposes of the corporation.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7070636:4407.June 6, 1900, ch. 806, § 7, 31 Stat. 663. This section is substituted for the source provision to eliminate unnecessary words.
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36 U.S.C. § 70706
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102