Prospect House (Washington, D.C.)
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| Prospect House in 2022 | |
Prospect House (Washington, D.C.) is located in Washington, D.C. Prospect House (Washington, D.C.) | |
| Location | 3508 Prospect Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′21.09′′N 77°4′10.58′′W / 38.9058583°N 77.0696056°W / 38.9058583; -77.0696056 |
| Built | 1788 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Part of | Georgetown Historic District (ID67000025) |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001430 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
| Designated DCIHS | November 8, 1964 |
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Prospect House (also known as the Lingan-Templeman House) is a historic building, located at 3508 Prospect Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown neighborhood.[2]
History
[edit ]It was built in 1788, by James Lingan, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. President John Adams visited the residence and Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette was a house guest. It was a guest house, while Blair House was under renovation. Notable previous owners include Secretary of Defense James Forrestal.[3] In 1951, Congressman Richard Thurmond Chatham and his wife Patricia Firestone Coyner purchased and remodeled Prospect House.[4] In June 1977, the property was purchased by David and Carol Ann Shapiro.[5]
Prospect House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is a contributing property to the Georgetown Historic District. Its 2024 property value is 14,660,100ドル. The house is directly adjacent to the Georgetown Car Barn.[6]
References
[edit ]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Prospect House".
- ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/72001430_text
- ^ Heather Fearnbach (March 2014). "Thurmond and Lucy Chatham House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014年11月01日.
- ^ Sarah Booth Conroy (1979年04月22日). "Moving Up to Prospect House". The Washington Post, Living In Style, Design/Leisure. Retrieved 2018年09月10日.[dead link ]
- ^ Emmerson, Catherine (September 25, 2018). Application for Historic Landmark or Historic District Designation: Georgetown Retaining Wall/Exorcist Steps (PDF) (Report). District of Columbia Historic Preservation Review Board. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
External links
[edit ]- Media related to Prospect House, 3508 Prospect Street NW at Wikimedia Commons
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