National Historic Landmark · house · Washington, District of Columbia

Woodward, Robert Simpson, House

Historic house in Washington, D.C., United States. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.

Private, view from the streetNational Historic LandmarkListed 1976Richardsonian Romanesque
1511-1513 16th Street NW1513 16th Street, NWRobert Simpson Woodward House July 2020Robert Simpson Woodward House
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What it is

Wikipedia · Robert Simpson Woodward House

The Robert Simpson Woodward House is a former residence located at 1513 16th Street, NW in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. From 1904 until 1914, it was a home of geologist Robert Simpson Woodward (1849–1924), the first president of the Carnegie Institution and a highly regarded scientist and science administrator. The building currently serves as the Capital Research Center headquarters. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976 and designated a contributing property to the Sixteenth Street Historic District in 1978.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1513 16th St., NW, Washington, DC
CountyDistrict of Columbia County
ListedJan 7, 1976
Reference number76002136
Type of placehouse
StyleRichardsonian Romanesque
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

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Address1513 16th St., NW, Washington, DC
Coordinates38.91016, -77.03611 · 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
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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 76002136. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.