Civil rights leader Julian Bond’s former home is for sale in Chevy Chase DC.
Civil rights leader Julian Bond’s former home isin Chevy Chase DC. The four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath Colonial was originally built in 1939, and is on the market for $1,665,000. The home also comes with a finished basement, a patio, and gardens.
Bond, who died in 2015, was one of the founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee , and went on to serve as the chair of the NAACP. He also co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center, and served in Georgia’s state legislature. Bond was also a longtime resident of Chevy Chase DC. He and his wife, Pamela Horowitz, bought the house in 1994, and Horowitz remained in the home until recently. A park bench outside of the Chevy Chase Community Center is dedicated to Bond.
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