Sites tagged "Nathan C. Wyeth": 15
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Old Mexican Embassy (MacVeagh House): The former Mexican Embassy is a Beaux-Arts style mansion that now serves as the Mexican Cultural Institute.
Emily MacVeagh purchased land from developer Mary Foote Henderson (1841-1931), who actively engaged in transforming Meridian Hill into an elite residential and diplomatic community. The MacVeagh…
Engine Company No. 26: This firehouse took advantage of larger suburban building lots and new automotive apparatus technologies in the interwar period.
Engine Company No. 26 was designed in the Colonial Revival style by DC Municipal Architect Nathan C. Wyeth. The Commission of Fine Arts preferred this sort of one-story "bungalow" for neighborhood…
Fire Alarm Headquarters: The Fire Alarm Headquarters once served as the hub of DC’s extensive, citywide fire alarm call box system.
Washington, DC's fire alarm call box system started in the mid-nineteenth century with 25 boxes installed on main streets throughout the city. By the time the headquarters was built in 1939, there…
Senate Office Building (Russell Senate Office Building): Built to relieve the overcrowded Capitol without distracting from its beauty, the Russell Senate Office Building remains a dignified exemplar of Beaux-Arts architecture.
Along with its counterpart, the Cannon House Office Building, the Russell Senate Office Building was one of the first office buildings constructed to house Congress outside of the U.S. Capitol.As new…
Mrs. George Pullman House (Russian Ambassador's Residence): Originally built for the widow of George Pullman, this house has been the residence of the Russian Ambassador since 1913.
Built in 1910 from designs by architects Nathan C. Wyeth (1870-1963) and Francis P. Sullivan (1882-1929), the Pullman House was the property of Hattie Sanger, the widow of the sleeping car magnate,…