Mayfair Mansions, shown here under construction, ca. 1945, was built with federal financing negotiated by Church of God's Elder Michaux

ID: 3916 ~ Source: Reprinted with the permission of the DC Public Library, Star Collection, ©Washington Post

This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Housing - Church of God and Elder Michaux: 2030 Georgia Avenue NW

This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Housing - Church of God and Elder Michaux: 2030 Georgia Avenue NW

Civil Rights Tour: Housing - Church of God and Elder Michaux: 2030 Georgia Avenue NW

Church of God's modest appearance and location along a busy commercial corridor belie the grandiose dreams and significant accomplisments of its founder, Elder Solomon Lightfoot Michaux.