British ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C.

	The British ambassador's residence
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
Location	3100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW; Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°55′15.92″N 77°3′46.79″W / 38.9210889°N 77.0629972°W
Built	1928
Architect	Edwin Lutyens
Architectural style	Queen Anne
Part of	Massachusetts Avenue Historic District (ID74002166)
Designated CP	November 26, 1973

The British ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C. is located at 3100 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Embassy Row neighborhood.

It was commissioned in 1925, and designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1928. An example of Queen Anne architecture, the residence is the only building Lutyens designed in North America. Frederick H. Brooke,^[3] the on-site American architect, assisted with the design and oversaw the construction of the embassy, which was conducted by noted developer Harry Wardman.^[4]

The home is the most prominent part of a compound that also includes the offices of the embassy chancery and is a contributing property to the Massachusetts Avenue Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

Prince Charles and Princess Diana stayed at the residence during their 1985 visit to Washington, D.C.^[5] Its 2009 property value is $31,308,480. There are about 10,000 visitors each year.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/74002166_text
^ "Frederick H. Brooke". Landscape of a Washington Place. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
^ "Wardman and the British Embassy". Landscape of a Washington Place. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
^ Clines, Francis X. (10 November 1985). "The British Have Landed and Washington is Taken". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
^ Sellers, Frances Stead. "A new book opens the doors on the British ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C." The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

External links

The British Embassy – Ambassador's residence
The British Ambassador's Residence Washington DC, Chantal Condron, Alison Fuller, Government Art Collection, 2005, ISBN 978-0-9516468-5-4
A History of the Gardens of the Ambassador's Residence, British Embassy, Washington

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[2] ttps://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/74002166_text

[3] "Frederick H. Brooke". Landscape of a Washington Place. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-31.

[4] "Wardman and the British Embassy". Landscape of a Washington Place. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-31.

[The_New_York_Times-5] Clines, Francis X. (10 November 1985). "The British Have Landed and Washington is Taken". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.

[6] Sellers, Frances Stead. "A new book opens the doors on the British ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C." The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

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