Hillandale-Main Residence and Gatehouse
National Register of Historic Places

Hillandale-Main Residence and Gatehouse

Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
Listed
January 31, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
94001595

About this property

The Hillandale estate comprises a pair of historic structures located in the Burleith neighborhood in Washington, D.C. They have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1995. The estate was originally the home of heiress Anne Mills Archbold, a daughter of Standard Oil executive John D. Archbold, who was a prominent Washington socialite. She donated much of the land that became Glover-Archbold Park. The buildings are the only known Washington works of Boston architect Josephine Wright Chapman. They were built from 1922 to 1925 in the Italian Villa style. The 42.1-acre (17.0 ha) site included the gatehouse and wall that was along Reservoir Road, NW with the main residence near the top of a hill. The building exteriors feature stucco facades, terra cotta tile roofs, balconies and loggias. The interior of the main residence includes a frescoed vestibule and music room with a vaulted ceiling. In the late 1970s and the early 1980s the estate was subdivided and 28 single family residences and 238 townhouses were built in a gated community. The main residence was converted into two single-family dwellings

Location

3905 Mansion Ct., NW. and 3905 Reservoir Rd., NW.
Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
38.89538, -77.05273

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When was Hillandale-Main Residence and Gatehouse listed on the National Register?

Hillandale-Main Residence and Gatehouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 31, 1995.

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Hillandale-Main Residence and Gatehouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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