Josephine Butler Parks Center

Josephine Butler Parks Center is an historic house, located at 2437 15th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Meridian Hill neighborhood. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as House at 2437 Fifteenth Street, NW.[1]

House at 2537 Fifteenth St., NW
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	2437 15th Street, NW, Washington, District of Columbia
Coordinates	38°55′20″N 77°2′11″W
Built	1927
Architect	George Oakley Totten, Jr.
Architectural style	Renaissance-revival
NRHP reference No.	88000171 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 16, 1988

History

The 1927 Renaissance revival house was designed by George Oakley Totten, Jr., for Mary Foote Henderson, widow of Senator John B. Henderson.

In 1941, the house was sold to the American Legion. In 1951, it became the embassy of the People's Republic of Hungary. In 1977, it bought by B.C.G. Associates, and rented, In 1982, it was bought by the New China News Agency. In 1987, it was bought by Coolidge House Associates. [2]

The Parks Center is an office for the non-profit Washington Parks and People.[3]

See also

• Embassy of Ecuador in Washington, D.C., next door at 2535 Fifteenth St.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Lois Snyderman (January 8, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mansion at 2537 Fifteenth St., NW".
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2011-11-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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