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It is a free-standing, federal style brick house surrounded by a black cast-iron fence. The entrance for the museum tours and bookstore is located on 2nd Street. Follow the entrance signs to the brick staircase and outdoor lift. The door facing Constitution Avenue is not an entrance.","weatherInfo":"Washington DC gets to see all four seasons. Humidity will make the temps feel hotter in summer and colder in winter. Spring (March - May) Temp: Average high is 65.5 degrees with a low of 46.5 degrees Summer (June - August) Temp: Average high is 86 degrees with a low of 68.5 degrees Fall (September - November) Temp: Average high is 68 degrees with a low of 51.5 degrees Winter (December - February) Temp: Average high is 45 degrees with a low of 30 degrees (Source: www.usclimatedata.com)","contacts":{"phone":"202-441-7572","email":"bepa_info@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[{"name":"Museum Information Desk","description":"Visitors to the museum at Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument are greeted by a friendly member of our staff of rangers and volunteers. At the desk, you can stamp your National Park Service Passport book, pick up a Junior Suffragist booklet, and chat about the ongoing struggle for women's equality.","url":"https://www.nps.gov/bepa/index.htm","lat":38.89205,"lon":77.0038}],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"capitol-hill-parks","km":1},{"slug":"dwight-d-eisenhower-memorial","km":1},{"slug":"fords-theatre-national-historic-site","km":2},{"slug":"national-mall-and-memorial-parks","km":2},{"slug":"pennsylvania-avenue","km":2},{"slug":"african-american-civil-war-memorial","km":3}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division","url":"https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2224545"},"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=bepa"},{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division boundaries","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/fBc8EJBxQRMcHlei/arcgis/rest/services/NPS_Land_Resources_Division_Boundary_and_Tract_Data_Service/FeatureServer/2"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.606Z","alerts":[],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/belmont-paul-womens-equality-national-monument/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/belmont-paul-womens-equality-national-monument.geojson"}