Embassies and legations. British Embassy, portico from garden

ID: 2918 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Creator: Horydczak, Theodor, approximately 1890-1971, photographer ~ Date: ca. 1920-ca. 1950

This file appears in: British Embassy: Upon its construction in 1931, the British Embassy became the first embassy on what would become Embassy Row.

Theodor Horydczak Collection (Library of Congress)

This file appears in: British Embassy: Upon its construction in 1931, the British Embassy became the first embassy on what would become Embassy Row.

British Embassy: Upon its construction in 1931, the British Embassy became the first embassy on what would become Embassy Row.

By The DC Historic Sites team

During the early 20th century, the British government procured a large tract of land off of Massachusetts Avenue in order to establish their new embassy. At the time, the area was underdeveloped in…