Lothrop Mansion | |
Location | 2001
Connecticut Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C. |
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Coordinates | 38°55′1″N 77°2′48″W / 38.91694°N 77.04667°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1908 |
Architect | Hornblower and Marshall |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 88001346 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 20, 1988 |
The Lothrop Mansion, also known as the Alvin Mason Lothrop House, is an historic home, located at 2001 Connecticut Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Kalorama Triangle neighborhood.
Until a scale-back in Russian diplomatic presence in 2017, [2] [3] the Lothrop Mansion housed offices for the Russian Trade Representative. [4]
The Beaux Arts home was designed by local architects Hornblower and Marshall, for Alvin Mason Lothrop, in 1908 at a cost of $100,000. [5]
In 1942 the Soviet government bought the building from Nathaniel Luttrell, Jr., the grandson of the original inhabitant. While originally purchased to become the USSR embassy's chancellery, [6] it would officially house the offices of the USSR Trade Representative until the end of the Soviet era.
The Lothrop Mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, [7] and is designated as a contributing property to the Kalorama Triangle Historic District. [8] It is currently vacant.
Lothrop Mansion | |
Location | 2001
Connecticut Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C. |
---|---|
Coordinates | 38°55′1″N 77°2′48″W / 38.91694°N 77.04667°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1908 |
Architect | Hornblower and Marshall |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 88001346 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 20, 1988 |
The Lothrop Mansion, also known as the Alvin Mason Lothrop House, is an historic home, located at 2001 Connecticut Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Kalorama Triangle neighborhood.
Until a scale-back in Russian diplomatic presence in 2017, [2] [3] the Lothrop Mansion housed offices for the Russian Trade Representative. [4]
The Beaux Arts home was designed by local architects Hornblower and Marshall, for Alvin Mason Lothrop, in 1908 at a cost of $100,000. [5]
In 1942 the Soviet government bought the building from Nathaniel Luttrell, Jr., the grandson of the original inhabitant. While originally purchased to become the USSR embassy's chancellery, [6] it would officially house the offices of the USSR Trade Representative until the end of the Soviet era.
The Lothrop Mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, [7] and is designated as a contributing property to the Kalorama Triangle Historic District. [8] It is currently vacant.