Embassies and legations. British Embassy, embassy and portico from across lawn I

ID: 2917 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Creator: Horydczak, Theodor, approximately 1890-1971, photographer ~ Date: ca. 1920-ca. 1950
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Embassies and legations. British Embassy, embassy and portico from across lawn I
Theodor Horydczak Collection (Library of Congress)
This file appears in: British Embassy

During the early 20th century, the British government procured a large tract of land off of Massachusetts Avenue in order to establish their new embassy. At the time, the area was underdeveloped in comparison with other DC neighborhoods; the British…