2205 Massachusetts Avenue
| 2500 Massachusetts Avenue | |
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 The house in 2009. | |
| Location | 2500 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, D.C., U.S |
| Coordinates | 38°54′43.2″N 77°2′57.3″W / 38.912000°N 77.049250°W |
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| Architectural style(s) | Colonial Revival |
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  Location of 2500 Massachusetts Avenue in the United States | |
2205 Massachusetts Avenue is a historic mansion on Embassy Row in Washington, D.C. The house has served as the headquarters of the National Society Daughters of the American Colonists since 1960.
History
[edit]The townhome is located on Embassy Row in the Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District of Washington, D.C.
The architect Louis D. Meline built the house in 1902.[1] The architect Nathan C. Wyeth made changes in 1905 for Annie Jenness Miller.[2] The architect Waddy B. Wood redid the house in 1920 for E. H. Aslop.[3] The architect Louis E. Sholtes worked on th house in 1922.[4]
The house was the Washington, D.C. residence of Republican Senator Frank Putnam Flint of California.[citation needed] It was also, at one point, owned by Oliver Hazard Perry Johnson, the vice president of the National Metropolitan Bank.[citation needed] The Embassy of Iraq in Washington, D.C. owned the residence.[citation needed]
In 1960, the house was purchased by the National Society Daughters of the American Colonists to serve as their headquarters.[5] It also houses their national archives and library.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Massachusetts Avenue, Washington DC". Boris Feldblyum Architectural Photography. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ "Sixteenth Street architecture / prepared by Sue A. Kohler, Jeffrey R. Carson v.1". HathiTrust. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ Scott, Pamela; Lee, Antoinette J. (July 16, 2018). "Headquarters of the National Society, Daughters of the American Colonists". SAH ARCHIPEDIA. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ James M. Goode (1988). Best Addresses: A Century of Washington's Distinguished Apartment Houses. Smithsonian. p. 222.
- ^ a b "The National Society DAC Headquarters". National Society Daughters of the American Colonists. Retrieved October 20, 2024.