Sites tagged "Meridian Hill Historic District": 14
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Francis Asbury Memorial: The Francis Asbury Statue is a rare example of commemoration of a religious leader in DC.
As one of only a few memorials dedicated to a religious leader, the Francis Asbury Memorial honors the life and legacy of someone whom many consider the “father of the American Methodist Church.”…
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…
Warder-Totten House: Originally built at another location, this H.H. Richardson-designed house was razed and reconstructed here by George O. Totten Jr.
The Warder-Totten House is the only structure designed by the firm of Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-1866) remaining in DC. Commissioned in 1885 by American businessman Benjamin Warder (1824-1894) at…
Meridian Hill Park (Malcolm X Park): This historic designed landscape stretches between the neighborhoods of Columbia Heights and Adams Morgan.
Meridian Hill Park, also known today as Malcolm X Park following a 1969 speech by activist Angela Davis, is a distinguished example of landscape design. The hilly, twelve-acre park with its Beaux-Arts…
"Pink Palace" (Mrs. Marshall Field House; Inter-American Defense Board): This Venetian Gothic Revival style building was constructed to create a grand entrance into the nation’s capital along 16th Street NW.
The Inter-American Defense Board headquarters, located at 2600 16th Street NW, is a monumental Venetian Gothic Revival style building constructed in 1905 as part of socialite and developer Mary Foote…
Park Tower: Built 1929, Park Tower signifies the changing architectural aesthetics for the coming decade.
Park Tower illustrates the significant effort expended at the beginning of the twentieth century to develop Sixteenth Street as a prestigious avenue; this was a fashionable address for congressmen,…
Old Hungarian Embassy: Like others nearby, this house was designed as an embassy, but it has housed other tenants for most of its history.
Like Meridian Hall and several other mansions in the Meridian Hill Historic District, this building was part of Mary Foote Henderson's plan to beautify the area. She commissioned renowned architect…
National Baptist Memorial Church: Dedicated in 1933, the National Baptist Memorial Church is a memorial to Roger Williams, a pioneer for religious liberty.
The congregation of this local church was organized in 1906, yet the vision for the religious building expanded through a desire for a national Baptist Church. Original designs included a prominent…
Meridian House: This ornate mansion, built by John Russell Pope, has long housed international diplomatic operations.
Built between 1921 and 1923 by John Russell Pope, Meridian House is an 18th-century French-style mansion, built for Irwin Boyle Laughlin, an American diplomat and an heir of the Jones and Laughlin…
Meridian Hall: Meridian Hall was commissioned by Mary Foote Henderson to be used as an embassy.
Meridian Hall, like several other mansions in the Meridian Hill Historic District, was commissioned by Mary Foote Henderson, who was the guiding force behind the development of the area as an enclave…