List of things named after Frederick Douglass

The following is a list of places and locations named after American activist and writer Frederick Douglass.

Places

Neighborhoods

• Douglass, Memphis, Tennessee
• Douglass (Washington, D.C.)
• Douglas Park, Arlington, Virginia
• Douglass Place, Baltimore, Maryland

Parks and sites

• Douglass Park, Chicago, Illinois
• Frederick Douglass Bandstand at Lynn Commons, Lynn, Massachusetts
• Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, Staten Island, New York
• Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.
• Frederick Douglass Park, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Frederick Douglass Park, Lynn, Massachusetts
• Frederick Douglass Square Historic District, Boston, Massachusetts

Streets, bridges, and other infrastructure

• Frederick Douglass Circle – located at the Northwest corner of Central Park at the foot of Frederick Douglass Boulevard and of Cathedral Parkway in the New York City borough of Manhattan
• Frederick Douglass Boulevard – a continuation of Eighth Avenue north of Frederick Douglass Circle, starting at 110th Street
• Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, Anacostia
• Frederick Douglass–Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge, Rochester, New York
• Frederick Douglass Avenue-Runs from Main St to Warren Ave in Brockton, Massachusetts.
• Frederick Douglass - Greater Rochester International Airport

Schools

Maryland

• Frederick Douglass High School (Baltimore, Maryland)
• Frederick Douglass High School (Prince George's County, Maryland)
• Sojourner–Douglass College

Missouri

• Frederick Douglass High School (Columbia, Missouri)
• Douglass High School (Webster Groves, Missouri), segregated school that operated from 1926 to 1956
• Douglass University, St. Louis

Oklahoma

• Frederick A. Douglass High School (Oklahoma), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Douglass School (Lawton, Oklahoma), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Comanche County, Oklahoma

Tennessee

• Douglass High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
• Douglass High School (Kingsport, Tennessee), African-American high school closed in 1966

Virginia

• Douglass High School (Leesburg, Virginia)
• Douglass School (Bristol, Virginia), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Bristol, Virginia
• Frederick Douglass Elementary School (Leesburg, Virginia)

Other states

• Douglass Academy for Young Men, Detroit
• Douglass Center, Live Oak, Florida
• Douglass High School (Atlanta)
• Douglass High School (Texas), Douglass, Texas
• Douglass Junior and Senior High School, Huntington, West Virginia
• Douglass School (Lexington, Kentucky), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Fayette County, Kentucky
• Frederick Douglass Academy, West Harlem, New York City
• Frederick Douglass Elementary School (Cincinnati, OH)
• Frederick Douglass High School (Evansville, Indiana)

Other

• Frederick Douglass Book Center: New York City
• Frederick Douglass Prize

References