Tregaron Estate

Tregaron Estate, formerly known as The Causeway, is a country house and estate located in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Northwest, Washington, D.C.. The estate, built in 1912, was designed by architect Charles Adams Platt and landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman. The original owners, Alice and James Parmelee, lived at the estate from the time of its construction until 1940. From 1942 to 1958, it was occupied by Joseph E. Davies, who had served as United States ambassador to several countries, and his second wife, Post Cereal Company heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post.[2] Today the estate is occupied by a campus of the Washington International School [3] and the Tregaron Conservancy.

The Causeway
Location3029 Klingle Road, NW, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°55′54″N 77°3′40″W
Built1912
ArchitectCharles A. Platt
Architectural styleColonial Revival
Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.90000910
Added to NRHPJune 28, 1990[1]

References
  1. "Causeway, The". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
  2. Kirsten, Larsen (2002). Tregaron: A Magical Place. Gaithersburg, MD: Signature Book Printing, Inc. pp. viii, 11–12.
  3. Registration Form, pg. 3
  4. Registration Form, pgs. 2–3
  5. Registration Form, pg. 6
  6. Morgan, Thomas The Place Names of Wales (1912) p. 96
  7. Registration Form, pg. 7
  8. Registration Form, pg. 15
  9. Registration Form, pg. 16

Sources

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - The Causeway (pdf), National Park Service. Retrieved September 10, 2010.

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