The Hillandale estate comprises a pair of historic structures located in the Burleith neighborhood in Washington, D.C. They have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1995.
Hillandale-Main Residence and Gatehouse | |
 Gatehouse along Reservoir Road, NW (2011) | |
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| Location | 3905 Mansion Court, NW and 3905 Reservoir Road, NW Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′55″N 77°4′43″W / 38.91528°N 77.07861°W |
| Built | 1922–1925 |
| Architect | Josephine Wright Chapman |
| Architectural style | Italian Villa |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001595[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 31, 1995 |
History
editThe estate was originally the home of heiress Anne Mills Archbold, a daughter of Standard Oil executive John D. Archbold, who was a prominent Washington socialite.[2] She donated much of the land that became Glover-Archbold Park. The buildings are the only known Washington works of Boston architect Josephine Wright Chapman. They were built from 1922 to 1925 in the Italian Villa style. The 42.1-acre (17.0 ha) site included the gatehouse and wall that was along Reservoir Road, NW with the main residence near the top of a hill.[3] The building exteriors feature stucco facades, terra cotta tile roofs, balconies and loggias. The interior of the main residence includes a frescoed vestibule and music room with a vaulted ceiling.[2] In the late 1970s and the early 1980s the estate was subdivided and 28 single family residences and 238 townhouses were built in a gated community.[3] The main residence was converted into two single-family dwellings[4]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ^ a b "Zoning Commission Order No. 292, Case No. 19-6P". Burleith. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ^ Howar, Cynthia. "A Brief History of Hillandale". Washington Fine Properties. Retrieved 8 July 2021.