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Item Title
Evermay, 1623 Twenty-eighth Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
LocationNorthwest,
Washington, DC
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS DC-61
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N654).
Building/structure dates:
1801 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1888 subsequent work
Building/structure dates:
1923 subsequent work
Building/structure dates:
1960 subsequent work
Significance: The formality and elegance Evermay's architecture and landscaping create an ensemble of unparalleled beauty. The estate reflects twentieth-century aesthetics, rooted in and continuing Evermay's early nineteenth century architecture and landscape design. The property's considerable significance in terms of architecture and landscape architecture is augmented by the property's historical significance due to its extensive archives which contribute important information on the evolution of the estate, its owners, Georgetown, and Washington, D.C.
Subjects
U-plan BuildingsBrick BuildingsEstates
Related Names
Davidson, Samuel
King, Nicholas
Hedges, Nicholas
McKay, Robert
McPherson, John D.
Belin, F. Larnmot
Lebovich, Bill, Historian
Benton, David A., Delineator
Albert, Clara, Delineator
Boucher, Jack E., Photographer
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. Historic American Buildings Survey Charles E. Peterson, photographer June 14, 1942 SOUTH FRONT
2. Historic American Buildings Survey Charles E. Peterson, photographer June 14, 1942 SOUTH ENTRANCE
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