Sites tagged "Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District": 16
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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…
Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District: The town-like landscape of Sheridan-Kalorama exemplifies the development that took place outside of DC's urban center as many sought a more suburban lifestyle.
Known in the 19th century for its idyllic landscape, the area now known as Sheridan-Kalorama underwent rapid development in the early 20th century as the city's growing population moved away from the…
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…
Frances Perkins House: From 1937 to 1940, this was the residence of Frances Perkins, the nation’s first female cabinet member.
Located on a quiet residential street, this 1914 Colonial Revival style townhouse is typical of the finely detailed urban residential building constructed in the Sheridan-Kalorama neighborhood of…
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…