Sites tagged "Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District": 15
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Barney Studio House (And Interiors): While currently serving a diplomatic role as the Latvian Embassy, Studio House was once a space specifically designed for artistic expression and activism.
Constructed between 1902 and 1903, this semi-detached row house was the second to be built in Sheridan Circle and remains architecturally distinct from the neighboring Beaux-Arts mansions. Designed by…
Mitchell Park Field House: Despite the playground’s equipment and paving having been replaced, the property remains one of the earliest extant city playgrounds and park buildings in DC.
Before 1930, some DC parks contained sheds to store equipment. The extant facilities from that era, however, include only buildings that were later repurposed for recreation use. But park…
Joseph Beale House: This early-twentieth century, Italian Renaissance Revival-style residence now serves as the Consulate of Egypt.
Built between 1907 and 1909, the Joseph Beale House stands as an example of one of many buildings designed by local architect Glenn Brown. The house, an Italian Renaissance Revival style residence,…
Martha Tucker House & George Hewitt Myers House (Former Textile Museum): The Textile Museum relocated to The George Washington University campus in 2015, and these houses are once again private residences.
This lot in Kalorama was vacant until 1908, when Martha S. Tucker built her house at 2320 S Street NW, designed by Wood, Donn and Deming. The firm, founded in 1902, designed a number of important…
General Phillip H. Sheridan Statue: This equestrian statue, at the center of Sheridan Circle, honors Civil War General Phillip Sheridan.
This equestrian statue honors General Phillip H. Sheridan, a U.S. Army officer who played an important role in securing Union victories against the Confederacy during the Shenandoah Valley Campaigns…
The Lindens (King Hooper House): Originally built in the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1754, the Lindens is the oldest house in Washington, DC.
The Lindens is a superb example of a luxurious mid-18th-century New England Georgian townhouse. It was originally built on Sylvan Street in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts in 1754 by Robert…
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…
Anthony Holmead Archaeological Site: This archaeological site in Mitchell Park dates back to hundreds of years in the past.
The Anthony Holmead Archaeological Site lies within the northeastern portion of Mitchell Park, with a dog grave, play area, tennis court and two small maintenance houses along the western edge. The…
The Highlands (Sidwell Friends School): This Georgian-style country house, now part of Sidwell Friends School, has been home to several significant Washingtonians.
Erected between 1817 and 1827 by the first United States Register of the Treasury, Joseph Nourse (1754-1841), The Highlands is a late-Georgian styled home. The Nourse family, who owned and lived in…