George Washington University, President's Office
- Architect
- George S. Cooper
- Style
- Second Empire
- City
- Washington, DC
This row of townhouses at 2003 G Street NW was built in 1892 in the Second Empire style, designed by George S. Cooper and Victor Mendeleff for owner John W. Foster and constructed by Theodore A. Harding. George Washington University acquired the buildings between 1928 and 1934 during a campus expansion led by Cloyd Heck Marvin, and they now serve as part of the GWU Law School.
the style
The townhouses were built in the Second Empire style favored for substantial Washington residences of the 1890s, later absorbed into GWU's Foggy Bottom campus fabric.
More on Second Empirethe architect
George S. Cooper designed the townhouses together with Victor Mendeleff for original owner John W. Foster in 1892.
significance
The buildings are listed as a DC Historic Landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places; they were remodeled between 2000 and 2002.
nearby
- Underwood, Oscar S., House
- Concordia German Evangelical Church and Rectory
- F Street House
- Lisner Auditorium (George Washington University)
- Engine Company No. 23 (Foggy Bottom Firehouse)
- World Bank Headquarters