Robert Simpson Woodward House
- Style
- Richardsonian Romanesque
- City
- Washington, DC
- Collection
- romanesque revival
The Robert Simpson Woodward House on 16th Street NW in Dupont Circle was built in 1895 and takes its name from geologist Robert Simpson Woodward, the first president of the Carnegie Institution, who lived there from 1904 to 1914. The four-story brick house is Romanesque in styling and now serves as the headquarters of the Capital Research Center.
the building
Romanesque details. The house's hipped dormers carry tile roofing, the entrance is recessed under a rounded arch, and a curved window bay on the right side rises through the third floor.
the style
The house is built in a Richardsonian Romanesque idiom, though it is not considered a building of particular architectural significance in itself — its importance rests more with the scientist who lived there.
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The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976 and designated a contributing property to the Sixteenth Street Historic District in 1978. It is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites.
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