1520 New Hampshire Avenue, NW is located in the Dupont Circle neighbourhood of Washington, D.C.[1] It has had a number of notable owners, and is currently home to the Embassy of Jamaica to the United States of America.
Architecture
editThe building, an example of Beaux-Arts architecture, is a contributing property to the Dupont Circle Historic District and valued at $4,422,000.[1][2] Beaux-Arts is a neoclassical architectural style that was taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Ownership
editNotable owners of the property have included Beekman Winthrop,[3] George P. McLean,[4] author Thomas Bell Sweeney,[5] the Institute for Policy Studies,[6] and the Children's Defense Fund.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Background Note: Jamaica". United States Department of State. December 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ "DC Citizen Atlas Real Property Reports". Government of the District of Columbia. Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing (1912), Official Congressional Directory, United States Government Printing Office, p. 244
- ^ United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing (1919), Official Congressional Directory, United States Government Printing Office, p. 230
- ^ Lee, Henry J. (1928), Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac 1928, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, p. 129
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (1970), Hearings, United States Government Printing Office, p. 387
- ^ Frank, Mary Isabelle (1970), Child Care, Haworth Press, p. 39, ISBN 0-86656-182-X
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