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Yep, Ellen Wilson Place is named for Woodrow Wilson's first wife. In 2021, there was a petition to rename the street https://anc6b.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1-2021_TC_Ltr-to-CM-Allen_Request-to-Rename-Ellen-Wilson-Street-SE_ANC6B.pdf :
Navy Place is shown on a 1903-1916 DC map. It ran north/south through the middle of Square 878 between 6th and 7th Streets SE. The street probably disappeared when the houses along it were demolished following passage of the Alley Dwelling Elimination Act in 1934. This housing was replaced in 1941 with subsidized housing for whites only and given the name "Ellen Wilson Dwellings," after the first wife of Woodrow Wilson. Subsequently, Ellen Wilson became the name of the main east/west street in Square 878 when the public housing was replaced by the development of the Townhomes of Capitol Hill in 1998. |