Pink Palace (Washington, D.C.)

Pink Palace
The building in 2025
Pink Palace (Washington, D.C.) is located in Washington, D.C.
Pink Palace (Washington, D.C.)
Location2600 16th St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°55′23″N 77°2′13″W / 38.92306°N 77.03694°W / 38.92306; -77.03694
Built1906
ArchitectGeorge Oakley Totten Jr.
NRHP reference No.91000916 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 1991

The Pink Palace, also known as the Mrs. Marshall Field House and the Inter-American Defense Board, is a historic house located in the Meridian Hill neighborhood in Washington, D.C. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 5, 1991.[2] George Oakley Totten Jr. was the architect for the structure that was completed in 1906. Additions were made to the house in 1912 and 1988.[3] It has served as the seat of the Inter-American Defense Board since 1945.[2]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b ""Pink Palace" (Mrs. Marshall Field House; Inter-American Defense Board) - This once "Pink Palace" hoped to create a grand entrance into the nation's capital along Sixteenth Street". DC Historic Sites. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  3. ^ "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011.


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