Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument

Usual hours

• Mon–Thu closed
• Fri–Sun 10:00–17:00

From 56 published days, 2026-10-25 to 2026-12-19; community-mapped.

About

Entrance / day-use fee applies.

This park's official page lists: Store / concessions.

This park's official page lists: Visitor center.

Official facts

Public access: Open access.

Designation: National Monument. Listed as "Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument" in the Protected Areas Database of the United States. Protection: protected from conversion, multiple uses allowed (GAP 3).

Managed by: NPS.

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gap Analysis Project (GAP), 2025, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) 4.1

Events

• Museum Tour 02:00 PM–03:00 PM · 144 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002
• Coralie Franklin Cook and the Woman’s Suffrage Movement’s Unfinished Story 01:00 PM–02:30 PM · Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument, 144 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002
• Shout! Poetry for Suffrage 02:00 PM–03:00 PM · Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument, 144 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002

Before you go

Limits

Yes, service dogs are legally permitted anywhere in a park that visitors can go

Getting there

The Belmont-Paul Women's Equality NM is located on Capitol Hill at the corner of Constitution Avenue and 2nd Street, NE, next to the Hart Senate Office building. It is a free-standing, federal style brick house surrounded by a black cast-iron fence. The entrance for the museum tours and bookstore is located on 2nd Street. Follow the entrance signs to the brick staircase and outdoor lift. The door facing Constitution Avenue is not an entrance.

Weather & when to go

Washington DC gets to see all four seasons. Humidity will make the temps feel hotter in summer and colder in winter. Spring (March - May) Temp: Average high is 65.5 degrees with a low of 46.5 degrees Summer (June - August) Temp: Average high is 86 degrees with a low of 68.5 degrees Fall (September - November) Temp: Average high is 68 degrees with a low of 51.5 degrees Winter (December - February) Temp: Average high is 45 degrees with a low of 30 degrees (Source: www.usclimatedata.com)

Visitor center

Museum Information Desk

Visitor center

Museum Information Desk

Visitor center

Museum Information Desk

Visitor center

Museum Information Desk — We are pleased to announce that renovation work at the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument is complete. The museum has reopened to the public. Hours of operation are 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday-Sunday. During March, the museum is open 5 days a week from Wednesday - Sunday from 10:00 am… — Belmont-Paul Women's Equality NM is located on Capitol Hill at the corner of Constitution Avenue and 2nd Street, NE, next to the Hart Senate Office Building. It is a free-standing, federal style brick house surrounded by a black cast-iron fence. The entrance for museum tours and the museum shop is located on 2nd Street. Follow the entrance signs to the brick stairway. The exterior lift is…

Facilities on the park map

1 defibrillator, 2 restroom, 4 visitor information.

Where to stay

• Bull Moose Bed And Breakfast Bull Moose Bed And Breakfast, 101 5th Street Northeast, Washington, DC 20543, United States of America
• Doolittle Guest House Doolittle Guest House, 506 East Capitol Street, Washington, DC 20003, United States of America
• Four Seventeen Victorian Townhouse Four Seventeen Victorian Townhouse, 417 A Street Southeast, Washington, DC 20003, United States of America
• Independence House Bed & Breakfast Independence House Bed & Breakfast, 504 Independence Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC 20003, United States of America
• Capitol Hill Hotel Capitol Hill Hotel, 200 C Street Southeast, Washington, DC 20003, United States of America

History

Opened

2016

Heritage status

Listed heritage / protected status

• Park opened