Howard B. Meyers house, 2940 Chain Bridge Road NW, 1949-50
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Designed by Chloethiel Woodard Smith, this house, dubbed "the Climate Control House" for its innovative features that cooled and warmed the house naturally, was one of several houses featured in a 1952 Modern House Tour sponsored by the Sidwell Friends School. The tour touted the rich and varied palette of color, line and texture.
This file appears in: Chain Bridge Road and University Terrace Modern Mecca: Mid-Century Neighborhoods Tour
Chain Bridge Road and University Terrace Modern Mecca: Mid-Century Neighborhoods Tour
Beginning in the 1940s, Chain Bridge Road and University Terrace in the Palisades became a hot bed of Modern residential design. The difficult terrain with its steep inclines, expansive views and…