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Mihran Mesrobian
Mihran Mesrobian
Born	1889; Turkey
Died	1975
Nationality	Armenian / American
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Carlton Hotel (now St. Regis Hotel), 1926; Hay-Adams Hotel, 1927; Wardman Tower (now Wardman Park Marriott Hotel), 1928; Calvert Manor, 1948

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Mihran Mesrobian (1889–1975) was a Turkish-born Armenian who immigrated to the United States and became a prominent architect in the Washington, D.C. area.

Career

Mesrobian studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Istanbul^[1] before immigrating to the United States in 1921. In 1924, he became the primary in-house architect for legendary Washington developer Harry Wardman. After Wardman declared bankruptcy in 1930, Mesrobian established his own practice, which produced a variety of residential and commercial work over the ensuing quarter century.^[2]

Selected works

The Carlton Hotel (now The St. Regis Washington, D.C., 1926
Hay-Adams Hotel, Washington, D.C., 1927
Wardman Tower (now a wing of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel), 1928
Dupont Circle Building, Washington, D.C., 1931
Sedgwick Gardens, Washington, D.C., 1931
Glebe Center, Arlington, Virginia, 1940
Wakefield Manor, Arlington, Virginia, 1943
Calvert Manor, Arlington, Virginia, 1948
Lee Gardens North, Arlington, Virginia, 1949-1950

References

^ http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/84000869.pdf
^ AIA Guide to the Architecture of Washington, D.C., G. Martin Moeller, Jr., The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006, p.154

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[1] ttp://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/84000869.pdf

[2] AIA Guide to the Architecture of Washington, D.C., G. Martin Moeller, Jr., The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006, p.154

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 ==Career==
-Mesrobian immigrated to the United States in 1921 and became the primary in-house architect for legendary Washington developer [[Harry Wardman]]. After Wardman declared bankruptcy in 1930, Mesrobian established his own practice, which produced a variety of residential and commercial work over the ensuing quarter century.<ref>''AIA Guide to the Architecture of Washington, D.C.'', G. Martin Moeller, Jr., The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006, p.154</ref>
+Mesrobian studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Istanbul<ref>http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/84000869.pdf</ref> before immigrating to the United States in 1921. In 1924, he became the primary in-house architect for legendary Washington developer [[Harry Wardman]]. After Wardman declared bankruptcy in 1930, Mesrobian established his own practice, which produced a variety of residential and commercial work over the ensuing quarter century.<ref>''AIA Guide to the Architecture of Washington, D.C.'', G. Martin Moeller, Jr., The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006, p.154</ref>
 ==Selected works==
-*[[Carlton Hotel (Washington, D.C.)|Carlton Hotel]] (now [[St. Regis Hotel]]), [[Washington, D.C.]], 1926
+*[[The St. Regis Washington, D.C.|The Carlton Hotel]] (now [[The St. Regis Washington, D.C.]], 1926
 *[[Hay-Adams Hotel]], Washington, D.C., 1927
-*[[Marriott Wardman Park|Wardman Tower]] (now Wardman Park Marriott Hotel), 1928
+*[[Marriott Wardman Park|Wardman Tower]] (now a wing of the [[Marriott Wardman Park Hotel]]), 1928
 *[[Dupont Circle Building]], Washington, D.C., 1931
 *[[Sedgwick Gardens]], Washington, D.C., 1931

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