Did Mary McLeod Bethune live in the Council House?
Yes. She lived at 1318 Vermont Avenue from 1943 until 1949 when she returned permanently to Daytona Beach, Florida. Though Mary McLeod Bethune lived in Washington, DC from 1936 to 1949, she frequently visited Florida for extended periods. While she was with the National Youth Administration, Bethune traveled across the U.S. making speeches.
