Wiley, Emily, House
- Style
- Renaissance Revival
- City
- Washington, DC
The Emily Wiley House is a building at 902 3rd Street and 301-07 I Street, NW, in what is now the Mount Vernon Triangle neighborhood, constructed between 1869 and 1871. Rather than staying a single-family home, it moved through a series of institutional lives — a Catholic parish, a Black political organization, and a private club — before its designation as a DC Historic Landmark and its 2006 listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
the building
A parish, then a headquarters. From 1914 to 1919 the house served as Holy Rosary Church, established by Father Nicholas DeCarlo. In the 1920s it changed roles again, becoming the headquarters of the National Colored Voters Union and the Smith and Robinson Club.
the style
The landmark designation classifies the house as Renaissance Revival, though the historical record also describes it as an Italianate home of its 1869-1871 construction date — the two style attributions sit side by side.
More on Renaissance Revivalsignificance
Designated DC Historic Landmark #L_0533 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
nearby
- Luzon Apartment Building
- Germuiller Row
- Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
- Augusta & Louisa Apartment Buildings
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