Henley Park Hotel
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The Henley Park Hotel is a 96 room boutique style hotel
Hotel
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 located on 10th street and Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington, DC. It features an upscale restaurant, Couer De Lion, and is noted for its unique architecture. It is a Historic Hotel of America.

Origins

Built in 1918 as the Tudor Hall Apartments, it featured many Senators
Senators
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 and Congressmen as residents. Built during World War One, it boasted a Gothic style
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...

with 119 gargoyles adorning the exterior of the building (all of which still exist today.) In 1982 it was purchased by RB Properties and converted into a boutique hotel featuring all the original architecture.

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