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Old French Embassy: The Old French Embassy is just one of several mansions commissioned by Mary Foote Henderson to serve as an embassy.
This former embassy is among the finest of nearly a dozen Meridian Hill mansions built by Mary Foote Henderson (1841-1931), in collaboration with her favorite architect, George Oakley Totten Jr.…
Clarence Moore Residence (Old Canadian Embassy): This Beaux Arts-style house, built in 1906, now serves as the Embassy of Uzbekistan.
The Clarence Moore Residence exemplifies the Beaux Arts style of architecture popular at the turn of the century in the houses built on Massachusetts Avenue. The house was built in 1906 for Clarence…
Robert S. McCormick House (Brazilian Embassy): The house exemplifies residential development in the area.
Originally owned by Robert S. McCormick and his wife, Katherine, the McCormick House’s distinct architecture and location tuned in to the future of major development along Massachusetts Avenue NW,…
Japanese Embassy: The Japanese Embassy, built in 1931, reflects both the then-popular neo-Georgian style and Japanese design elements.
The residence of the Japanese Ambassador was designed in 1931 in the neo-Georgian style, which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Designed by the prominent firm of Delano and Aldrich, the residence,…
Charles Evans Hughes House (Chancery of Burma): Now the Chancery of Burma, this house is notable for its association with Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes.
Built in 1907 for A. Clifford and Alice Pike Barney by George Oakley Totten, this house is most notable as the home of Charles Evans Hughes—a statesman and juror of the highest order, a leader in the…
Christian Hauge House (Embassy of the Republic of Cameroon): The embassy, housed in a former residence, stands as one of the many distinguished buildings found along Massachusetts Avenue.
Found at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and 24th Street NW, the Christian Hauge House’s intricate architecture is exemplary of the neighborhood’s elegant aesthetic. Designed by George Oakley…
Old Italian Embassy: This former Italian Embassy was among the few consulates that Mary Foote Henderson successfully brought to Sixteenth Street.
Built in 1925 on land purchased by the Italian government from Mary Foote Henderson (1841-1931), the Old Italian Embassy is among the most notable mansions Henderson commissioned for Sixteenth…
Emily J. Wilkins House: Once a high-society family home, Emily J. Wilkins House is now home to the Peruvian embassy.
Built in the Italian Renaissance Revival style for Emily J. Wilkins (widow of Beriah Wilkins, U.S. Congressman and Washington Post publisher), this lavish Beaux Arts mansion served as a family home…