James G. Blaine Mansion
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The James G. Blaine Mansion, is an historic house, located at 2000 Massachusetts Avenue
, Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Dupont Circle
neighborhood.
.
It's the only surviving example of large mansions built during the late 1800s that once ringed Dupont Circle
.
It was the residence of Republican politician James G. Blaine
.
George Westinghouse
bought the home in 1901, and resided there until his death in 1914.
In recent years, the Blaine Mansion has been used for commercial purposes.
The current owner, lawyer John R. Phillips, hired Eichberg Construction to renovate the property which includes adding an underground parking deck, adjoining six-story residential building, and Italian restaurant. The renovation cost an estimated $20 million dollars.
The Blaine Mansion is a contributing property to the Dupont Circle Historic District, and Massachusetts Avenue Historic District
.
Massachusetts Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue may refer to:* Massachusetts Avenue , Massachusetts, also:** Massachusetts Avenue , a subway station on the MBTA Orange Line...
, Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Dupont Circle
Dupont Circle
Dupont Circle is a traffic circle, park, neighborhood, and historic district in Northwest Washington, D.C. The traffic circle is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue NW, Connecticut Avenue NW, New Hampshire Avenue NW, P Street NW, and 19th Street NW...
neighborhood.
History
The Queen Anne style house was built in 1881, designed of architect John FraserJohn Fraser (architect)
John Fraser was a Scottish-born American architect who practiced in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC....
.
It's the only surviving example of large mansions built during the late 1800s that once ringed Dupont Circle
Dupont Circle
Dupont Circle is a traffic circle, park, neighborhood, and historic district in Northwest Washington, D.C. The traffic circle is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue NW, Connecticut Avenue NW, New Hampshire Avenue NW, P Street NW, and 19th Street NW...
.
It was the residence of Republican politician James G. Blaine
James G. Blaine
James Gillespie Blaine was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State...
.
George Westinghouse
George Westinghouse
George Westinghouse, Jr was an American entrepreneur and engineer who invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry. Westinghouse was one of Thomas Edison's main rivals in the early implementation of the American electricity system...
bought the home in 1901, and resided there until his death in 1914.
In recent years, the Blaine Mansion has been used for commercial purposes.
The current owner, lawyer John R. Phillips, hired Eichberg Construction to renovate the property which includes adding an underground parking deck, adjoining six-story residential building, and Italian restaurant. The renovation cost an estimated $20 million dollars.
The Blaine Mansion is a contributing property to the Dupont Circle Historic District, and Massachusetts Avenue Historic District
Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.)
Massachusetts Avenue is a major diagonal transverse road in Washington, D.C., and the Massachusetts Avenue Historic District is a historic district that includes part of it....
.
External links
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/anomalous_a/4837122146/
- http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/blaine-mansion/
- https://foursquare.com/v/le-pain-quotidien--blaine-mansion/4a44da48f964a52092a71fe3
- http://dcmetrocentric.com/2009/08/05/blaine-mansion-addition/