Mrs. George Pullman House (Russian Ambassador's Residence): Originally built for the widow of George Pullman, this house has been the residence of the Russian Ambassador since 1913.
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Built in 1910 from designs by architects Nathan C. Wyeth (1870-1963) and Francis P. Sullivan (1882-1929), the Pullman House was the property of Hattie Sanger, the widow of the sleeping car magnate, George Pullman; however, it is said she never occupied the Beaux-Arts style mansion. Temporary occupants included Illinois Congressman Frank O. Lowden and Natalie Hammond, the wife of mining engineer John Hays Hammond.
In 1913, the Pullman House was sold to the Russian government and served as the Russian/Soviet Union Embassy until 1994. Today, the house is used as the official residence of the Russian Ambassador.
DC Inventory: November 8, 1964 (Joint Committee on Landmarks)
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1. WEST FACADE - Pullman House, 1119-1125 Sixteenth Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC PHOTOS FROM SURVEY HABS DC-269
Thomas J. O'Halloran, photographer. | Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA | Date: Documentation compiled after 1933
Russian Embassy, May 2017
Sofi Navarro-Bowman, photographer
Russian Embassy, May 2017
Sofi Navarro-Bowman, photographer