House at 2437 Fifteenth Street, NW
National Register of Historic Places

House at 2437 Fifteenth Street, NW

Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
Listed
March 16, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88000171

About this property

Josephine Butler Parks Center is a historic building in Washington, D.C. and the headquarters of Washington Parks and People, located in the Meridian Hill neighborhood of Northwest D.C. It is housed in the Old Hungarian Embassy, which is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as House at 2437 Fifteenth Street, NW. The 1927 Renaissance revival house was designed by George Oakley Totten Jr., for Mary Foote Henderson, widow of Senator John B. Henderson. In 1941, the house was sold to the American Legion. In 1951, it became the embassy of the People's Republic of Hungary. In 1977, it bought by B.C.G. Associates, and rented, In 1982, it was bought by the New China News Agency. In 1987, it was bought by Coolidge House Associates. The Parks Center is an office for the non-profit Washington Parks and People and was named in honor of environmentalist, labor organizer and activist, Josephine Butler. Embassy of Ecuador in Washington, D.C., next door at 2535 Fifteenth St.

Location

2437 Fifteenth St., NW
Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
38.92225, -77.03620

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was House at 2437 Fifteenth Street, NW listed on the National Register?

House at 2437 Fifteenth Street, NW was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1988.

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House at 2437 Fifteenth Street, NW is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for House at 2437 Fifteenth Street, NW is recorded as the industrial era.

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