Deed To National Woman's Party

This Deed made this twenty eighth day of September in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty two, by and between Alva E. Belmont, of Sands Point, in the State of New York, party hereto of the first part and National Woman's Party a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the District of Columbia, party hereto of the second part.

Witnesseth, that for and in consideration of the sum of One Dollar lawful money of the United States of America, paid by the said party of the second part to the part of the first part, the receipt of which before the execution and delivery of these presents is hereby acknowledged, and subject to the covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth, which shall run with the land, the said party of the first part does grant and convey unto the party of the second part, in fee simple, the following described land and premises, with the improvements, easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate and being in the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, to wit:

All of the original lots fourteen [14], fifteen [15], sixteen [16], seventeen [17], eighteen [18], nineteen [19], and part of alley closed as per Act of the Corporation of Washington, approved February fourth, 1871, the whole described in one parcel by metes and bounds as follows, viz:—

Beginning for the same at the Northeast corner of said square, at the intersection of First Street East and “R” Street North and running thence East on the South Side of “R”, 191.67 feet to the Northeast corner of said Lot nineteen [19], thence South 127.71 feet to the North line of the public alley in the rear of said Lot, thence West on said North line 95.93 feet to East line of said Lot fourteen [14], thence South on said East line 43,71 feet to the Southeast corner of said Lot fourteen [14], thence West 95.83 feet to the line of First Street East and thence North on said Street 171.42 feet to the place of beginning.

To have and to hold the said land and premises, with the improvements, casements and appurtenances, unto and to the use of the said party hereto, of the second part, in fee simple; subject to the covenants and conditions, which shall run with the land, that the said party of the second part shall use and occupy the same for the advancement of women, and shall confine and limit to women the right to hold office or position of any kind, or to receive any salary in said organization; and also subject to the further condition, which shall run with the land, that the property hereby conveyed shall not be sold, mortgaged or encumbered. And for breach of any of the aforesaid covenants and conditions by the part of the second part said land hereby conveyed, with the improvements, easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, shall forthwith revert to the party of the first part, her heirs or devises freed and discharged of all right, title, interest and estate of the party of the second part, is successors and assigns; provided however, that if at any time hereafter said property shall be taken from the party of the second part under the power of eminent domain the compensation paid for the property shall be reinvested in its name by the party of the second part in real estate at the National Capital of the United States of America wherever the same may then be situate suitably improved for the occupation and use for the purposes of the party of the second part as aforesaid, and the same thereafter shall be held and used and occupied for the purposes herein set forth and upon the same covenants and conditions; and the said property so purchases shall be acquired free and clear of all liens and encumbrances and shall thereafter be so held- - it being understood, however that the word “lien” shall not be construed so as to include mechanics liens; and provided further, that should the National Capital of the United States of America hereafter be moved to some place other than the District of Columbia, then and in that event the said party of the second part shall have the right to sell and dispose of the real estate hereby conveyed, with the improvements, easements, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, without obligation on the part of the purchaser or purchasers thereof to see to the application of the purchase money, and the proceeds derived from such sale or sales shall be reinvested in unencumbered real estate in the then National Capital of the United States of America in the name of the party of the second part, suitably improved for the occupation and use for the purposes of the party of the second part as aforesaid, and shall thereafter be so held and used and occupied by said party of the second part of the same purposes and subject to the same covenants and conditions as are herein set forth with respect to the real estate hereby conveyed.

The party of the second part shall have the right to convey the herein granted property to any successor or to any other organization empowered by law to hold real property, provided such successor or said other organization shall have been formed for the advancement of women and shall be carrying forward said work and shall confine and limit to women the right to hold office or position of any kind, or to receive any salary in said organization and provided said successor or said other organization continue to hold the premises herein described upon all the terms and conditions set forth in this deed.

In testimony whereof, on the day and year first hereinafter written, the party of the first part has hereto set her hand and seal.