Embassy Building No. 10

Embassy Building No. 10
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	3149 16th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°55′51.5″N 77°2′10.93″W / 38.930972°N 77.0363694°W / 38.930972; -77.0363694Coordinates: 38°55′51.5″N 77°2′10.93″W / 38.930972°N 77.0363694°W / 38.930972; -77.0363694
Built	1928
Architect	George Oakley Totten, Jr.
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
NRHP Reference #	86003023
Added to NRHP	November 06, 1986 ^[1]

Embassy Building number 10 is an historic home, located at 3149 16th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Columbia Heights neighborhood.

History

The Renaissance revival building was designed in 1928, by George Oakley Totten, Jr., and constructed by the owner, Mrs. Mary Henderson, (wife of Senator John B. Henderson) in 1929-1930. She died in 1931 and the building stood vacant. ^[2]

Since 1942, Embassy Building No. 10 has served as the District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation headquarters. ^[3] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 6, 1986. Its 2009 property value is $3,701,040.

References

↑ Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/86003023.pdf
↑ http://dpr.dc.gov/DC/DPR

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