Josephine Butler Parks Center
House at 2537 Fifteenth St., NW | |
Location | 2437 15th Street, NW, Washington, District of Columbia |
---|---|
Coordinates | 38°55′20″N 77°2′11″W / 38.92222°N 77.03639°WCoordinates: 38°55′20″N 77°2′11″W / 38.92222°N 77.03639°W |
Built | 1927 |
Architect | George Oakley Totten, Jr. |
Architectural style | Renaissance-revival |
NRHP reference No. | 88000171 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 16, 1988 |
Josephine Butler Parks Center is an historic house, located at 2437 15th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Meridian Hill neighborhood. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as House at 2437 Fifteenth Street, NW.[1]
History[]
The 1927 Renaissance revival house was designed by George Oakley Totten, Jr., for Mary Foote Henderson, widow of Senator John B. Henderson.
In 1941, the house was sold to the American Legion. In 1951, it became the embassy of the People's Republic of Hungary. In 1977, it bought by B.C.G. Associates, and rented, In 1982, it was bought by the New China News Agency. In 1987, it was bought by Coolidge House Associates. [2]
The Parks Center is an office for the non-profit Washington Parks and People and was named in honor of environmentalist, labor organizer and activist, Josephine Butler. [3][4]
See also[]
- Embassy of Ecuador in Washington, D.C., next door at 2535 Fifteenth St.
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Lois Snyderman (January 8, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mansion at 2537 Fifteenth St., NW".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Josephine Butler". A ROCK, A RIVER, A TREE …….. A PARK FOR ALL PEOPLE!. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
External links[]
- Columbia Heights, Washington, D.C.
- Houses completed in 1927
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Washington, D.C.
- Washington, D.C. Registered Historic Place stubs