Meridian Mansions

	Meridian Mansions
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	2400 16th St. NW ; Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°55′17″N 77°2′13″W / 38.92139°N 77.03694°W
Built	1916-1918
Architect	A.H. Sonnemann
Architectural style	Italianate
MPS	Apartment Buildings in Washington, DC, MPS
NRHP reference No.	83001417
Added to NRHP	July 28, 1983

Meridian Mansions, also known as The Envoy, is a historic structure located in the Meridian Hill neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. A.H. Sonnemann was the architect for what was considered the city's finest apartment hotel when it opened in 1918.^[2] The building has been home to members of Congress and diplomats over the years. The lobby contains marble columns and elaborate ornamental molding. At one time the building featured roof pavilions and lamp standards, which were removed around 1963. It was renovated in 1981 and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The building is most notable due to its connection to the establishment of Czechoslovakia as an independent nation. Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the founder and first President of Czechoslovakia, resided here between July and November 1918. The first Czechoslovakian national flag to be created was flown from the building on October 18, 1918.^[3]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Meridian Mansions (The Envoy)". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form". Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. Retrieved 2012-12-27.

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

[dcpreservation-2] "Meridian Mansions (The Envoy)". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-11-14.

[3] "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form". Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. Retrieved 2012-12-27.

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