Brodhead-Bell-Morton Mansion

The Brodhead-Bell-Morton Mansion, also known as the Levi P. Morton House is a historic Beaux-Arts home, located at 1500 Rhode Island Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Logan Circle neighborhood.

Brodhead-Bell-Morton Mansion
Brodhead-Bell-Morton Mansion in 2008
Brodhead-Bell-Morton Mansion is located in Central Washington, D.C.
Brodhead-Bell-Morton Mansion
Location1500 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°54′27.87″N 77°2′6.18″W
Built1879
ArchitectJohn Fraser
John Russell Pope
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.87001769 [1][2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 14, 1987[3]
Designated DCIHSNovember 8, 1964

History
In 2010

It was built in 1879, to the designs of architect John Fraser, and comprehensively remodeled in 1912 by architect John Russell Pope.

The Beaux-Arts style building originally served as the private residence of John. T. Brodhead, and Jessie Willis Brodhead. Between 1939 and 2016, the building served as offices for the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association (now known as the American Coatings Association). Former occupants include Alexander Graham Bell and his wife Mabel Gardiner Hubbard, U.S. Vice President Levi P. Morton, the Embassy of Russia, and U.S. Secretary of State Elihu Root.[4]

The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites.[5]

In February 2016 the Mansion was purchased from American Coatings Association by Hungary to move the Embassy of Hungary there later in the year.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Register of Historical Places - DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DC), District of Columbia County".
  3. "Brodhead--Bell--Morton Mansion".
  4. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/87001769_text
  5. "H-DC | H-Net" (PDF).
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