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On Our Own Located across the street from the Republican National Committee (RNC) in Washington, D.C., this building became the site of the first independent NFRW headquarters in the late 1980s under the leadership of President Judy Hughes. Prior to this, the NFRW occupied a small section of the RNC building. |
After more than 50 years of occupying a small section of the
Republican National Committee building and renting on Capitol
Hill, the National Federation of Republican Women got a home
of its own on April 1, 1992, when it moved into the historic
building at 124 N. Alfred Street in Old Town Alexandria, Va.
Under the leadership of past presidents
Judy Hughes,
Colorado (1986-1989), and
Huda Jones,
Kentucky (1990-1993), the NFRW headquarters became a reality.
Constructed in 1829 for a doctor and his family and listed on
the National Register of Historic Buildings, the structure was
discovered, renovated and redecorated between 1989 and 1990.
It includes a reception area, eight offices, a conference
room, a copy room, four bathrooms, a kitchen, a storage
basement and a parking driveway.
The building and its contents were purchased for $860,000. In
1993, just 367 days after going to settlement on the national
headquarters, the NFRW paid the mortgage in full with
contributions from state federations, local clubs and
individuals. [MORE
ON THIS].
The Federation celebrated with a mortgage burning ceremony at
the spring board meeting that year, and a building fund was
created to help with continuing maintenance.
In 2000, the interior of the building was refurbished through
generous donations from clubs and individual members. In 2007,
the building was re-named the Marion E. Martin Center in honor
of our founder [MORE
ON MARTIN]. In
2008, the exterior of the building was renovated with
new windows, shutters, hardware and paint. The
Building Renovation Project was
launched to pay for the renovation.
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