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McCormick House (Washington, D.C.)

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McCormick House
Location3000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
Built1928
ArchitectJohn Russell Pope
Architectural styleNeoclassical
Part ofMassachusetts Avenue Historic District (ID74002166[1])
Designated CPNovember 26, 1973[2]

McCormick House is the residence of the Brazilian ambassador to the United States. It is located at 3000 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Embassy Row neighborhood.

History

It was commissioned in 1908, from John Russell Pope by Robert Sanderson McCormick and Katherine Medill MacCormick, and was completed in 1931.[3]

The Brazilian embassy purchased the home in 1934, for $200,000.[4] The Brazilians were the second nation to have an embassy on what is today Embassy Row. In 1971 a new chancery was constructed next door. The very modern structure was designed by Brazilian architect Olavo Redig de Campos.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/74002166_text
  3. ^ http://www.brasilemb.org/videos/mccormick-villa-chats
  4. ^ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/residence-of-the-ambassador-of-brazil-mccormick-house/