White-Meyer House
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| Location | 1624 Crescent Place, NW, Washington, District of Columbia |
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| Coordinates | 38°55′13″N 77°2′15″W / 38.92028°N 77.03750°WCoordinates: 38°55′13″N 77°2′15″W / 38.92028°N 77.03750°W |
| Area | 1 1/2 acres |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | John Russell Pope |
| NRHP Reference # | 87002293 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 20, 1988 |
The White-Meyer House is an historic house, located at 1624 Crescent Place, Northwest, Washington, D.C. designed by American Architect John Russell Pope and built by order American Ambassador Henry White. It was finalized in 1917. The house was sold to Eugene Meyer in 1934, remodelled and sold to non profit organization Meridian International Center in 1987.
History
The house was designed by John Russell Pope in 1912, for retired ambassador Henry White. In 1917, he lent the house to a French mission of Joseph Joffre and René Viviani.
- In 1918, Senator Peter G. Gerry rented the house.
- In the 1920s, President Warren Harding dined at the house.
- In 1922, Georges Clemenceau visited.
- In 1923 and 1925, Lord Robert Cecil visited.
- In 1927, John Campbell White inherited the house.
- In 1934, Eugene Meyer bought the house.
- Charles A. Platt designed the remodeling.
- Eleanor Roosevelt, Adlai Stevenson, President John F. Kennedy, * President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert Kennedy, Edward Kennedy, and Mayor Walter Washington visited.
- In 1972, the Antioch School of Law rented the house.
- In 1987, Meridian House International (MHI) bought the house.[2]
It was listed on the District of Columbia's Inventory of Historic Places in 1964.[2] It was listed on the NRHP since January 20, 1988.
See also
References
- ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/87002293.pdf
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