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Coues, Elliott, House

Historic house in Washington, D.C., United States. Built 1880. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkBuilt 1880Listed 1975
Elliott Coues House - Washington, D.CElliott Coues House
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What it is

Wikipedia · Elliott Coues House

The Elliott Coues House is a historic house at 1726 N Street NW, in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Built about 1880, it was the home of 19th-century historian and ornithologist Elliott Coues (1842–99) from about 1887 until his death. Coues helped found the American Ornithologists' Union in 1883 and edited about 15 volumes of journals, memoirs, and diaries by famous Western explorers and fur traders. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1726 N St., NW, Washington, DC
CountyDistrict of Columbia County
ListedMay 15, 1975
Reference number75002049
Built1880
Type of placehouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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Address1726 N St., NW, Washington, DC
Coordinates38.90705, -77.03963 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitMary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyRock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 4 mi · Fort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 5 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 9 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 75002049. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.