Chinese Legation, Washington, DC

ID: 5842 ~ Source: National Register Historic Landmark Nomination ~ Creator: Unknown (Author's Collection) ~ Date: Undated
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Chinese Legation, Washington, DC

Postcard image of the Chinese Legation, from a photo likely taken within the first decade after the building’s construction

This file appears in: Old Chinese Legation

Located at the corner of 19th and Vernon streets NW, the Old Chinese Legation was only the second purpose-built legation (after the British Embassy) in Washington, DC. The old British Embassy on Connecticut Avenue NW has since been demolished,…