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[[File:Van Ness Mansion, 1893, Walter Paris.png|thumb|Van Ness Mansion, 1893, watercolor, Walter Paris]] |
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The '''Van Ness Mansion''' was completed for [[John Peter Van Ness]] and [[Marcia Van Ness]] in 1816 by [[Benjamin Henry Latrobe]] on 17th Street, [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="Weeks">{{Cite book |last=Weeks |first=Christopher |url=http://archive.org/details/aiaguidetoarchit0000week |title=AIA guide to the architecture of Washington, D.C. |date=1994 |publisher=Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press |isbn=978-0-8018-4712-7 |pages=153}}</ref><ref name="heiress"/> They entertained the Madisons, [[James Monroe]], [[George Washington Parke Custis]] and [[John Tayloe III]] at their mansion. The mansion was described as the "finest house in America".<ref name="heiress">{{Cite journal |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40067706 |title=The Heiress of Washington City: Marcia Burnes Van Ness, 1782–1832 |journal=Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C. |last=Huntington |first=Frances Carpenter |year=1969 |volume=69/70 |pages=80–101 |publisher=DC History Center |jstor=40067706 |via=[[JSTOR]]}}</ref> It was built on land that had been owned by Marcia's father, [[David Burnes]],<ref name="stables" /> who left 500 acres along the Potomac River to Van Ness.<ref name="Fazio">{{Cite book | |
The '''Van Ness Mansion''' was completed for [[John Peter Van Ness]] and [[Marcia Van Ness]] in 1816 by [[Benjamin Henry Latrobe]] on 17th Street, [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="Weeks">{{Cite book |last=Weeks |first=Christopher |url=http://archive.org/details/aiaguidetoarchit0000week |title=AIA guide to the architecture of Washington, D.C. |date=1994 |publisher=Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press |isbn=978-0-8018-4712-7 |pages=153}}</ref><ref name="heiress"/> They entertained the Madisons, [[James Monroe]], [[George Washington Parke Custis]] and [[John Tayloe III]] at their mansion. The mansion was described as the "finest house in America".<ref name="heiress">{{Cite journal |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40067706 |title=The Heiress of Washington City: Marcia Burnes Van Ness, 1782–1832 |journal=Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C. |last=Huntington |first=Frances Carpenter |year=1969 |volume=69/70 |pages=80–101 |publisher=DC History Center |jstor=40067706 |via=[[JSTOR]]}}</ref> It was built on land that had been owned by Marcia's father, [[David Burnes]],<ref name="stables" /> who left 500 acres along the Potomac River to Van Ness.<ref name="Fazio">{{Cite book |last1=Fazio |first1=Michael W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9N9xjk8tbPcC&pg=PA452 |title=The Domestic Architecture of Benjamin Henry Latrobe |last2=Snadon |first2=Patrick A. |date=2006-06-19 |publisher=JHU Press |isbn=978-0-8018-8104-6 |pages=358, 452, 460–461, 468–469 |language=en}}</ref> It was one of the most expensive houses in the country, fitted with hot and cold running water, a modern feature at the time,<ref name="Weeks" /> and the mansion was the first residence in the city to have that luxury.<ref name="Old Time">{{Source attribution}}{{Cite news |date=July 15, 1900 |title=Old Time Landowners |pages=14 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/washington-times-old-time-landowners/124021608/ |access-date=2023-05-04}}</ref> Latrobe added a feature designed to maintain a sense of privacy when food was conveyed to dining rooms. Servants accessed rotating servers from a hallway that allowed them to deliver food without entering the room. He installed them previously at the [[Adena Mansion]] in [[Chillicothe, Ohio]].{{sfn|Hamlin|1955|pp=200–201}} It had the country's largest and coolest wine vault.<ref name="Old Time" /> Latrobe said that the Van Ness Mansion was "the best house I ever designed".<ref name="Fazio" /> It overlaid his "American rational-configuration on the kind of English residential model that impressed him during his work for and study with [[Samuel Pepys Cockerell|S. P. Cockerell]]."<ref name="Fazio" /> |
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Latrobe also worked with John Peter Van Ness on the reconstruction of Washington, D.C. public buildings. Van Ness |
Latrobe also worked with John Peter Van Ness on the reconstruction of Washington, D.C. public buildings. Van Ness |
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The mansion degraded over time.<ref name="Weeks" /> In 1907, the mansion was razed and the [[Pan American Union Building]] was built on the site. The stables, also designed by Latrobe, were not demolished at that time.<ref name="stables">{{Cite web |title=Van Ness House Stables - From the Van Ness Mansion's collection of outbuildings, this small structure is the last one still standing. |url=https://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/items/show/624 |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=DC Historic Sites |language=en}}</ref> The stuccoed building |
The mansion degraded over time.<ref name="Weeks" /> In 1907, the mansion was razed and the [[Pan American Union Building]] was built on the site. The stables, also designed by Latrobe, were not demolished at that time.<ref name="stables">{{Cite web |title=Van Ness House Stables - From the Van Ness Mansion's collection of outbuildings, this small structure is the last one still standing. |url=https://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/items/show/624 |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=DC Historic Sites |language=en}}</ref> The stuccoed building still exists located at 18th and C Streets.<ref name="Weeks" /> |
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Latest revision as of 00:14, 15 December 2024
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The Van Ness Mansion was completed for John Peter Van Ness and Marcia Van Ness in 1816 by Benjamin Henry Latrobe on 17th Street, Washington, D.C.[1][2] They entertained the Madisons, James Monroe, George Washington Parke Custis and John Tayloe III at their mansion. The mansion was described as the "finest house in America".[2] It was built on land that had been owned by Marcia's father, David Burnes,[3] who left 500 acres along the Potomac River to Van Ness.[4] It was one of the most expensive houses in the country, fitted with hot and cold running water, a modern feature at the time,[1] and the mansion was the first residence in the city to have that luxury.[5] Latrobe added a feature designed to maintain a sense of privacy when food was conveyed to dining rooms. Servants accessed rotating servers from a hallway that allowed them to deliver food without entering the room. He installed them previously at the Adena Mansion in Chillicothe, Ohio.[6] It had the country's largest and coolest wine vault.[5] Latrobe said that the Van Ness Mansion was "the best house I ever designed".[4] It overlaid his "American rational-configuration on the kind of English residential model that impressed him during his work for and study with S. P. Cockerell."[4]
Latrobe also worked with John Peter Van Ness on the reconstruction of Washington, D.C. public buildings. Van Ness was a commissioner of the Capitol reconstruction commission, along with Richard B. Lee and Tench Ringgold.[7]
The mansion degraded over time.[1] In 1907, the mansion was razed and the Pan American Union Building was built on the site. The stables, also designed by Latrobe, were not demolished at that time.[3] The stuccoed building still exists located at 18th and C Streets.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Weeks, Christopher (1994). AIA guide to the architecture of Washington, D.C. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-8018-4712-7.
- ^ a b Huntington, Frances Carpenter (1969). "The Heiress of Washington City: Marcia Burnes Van Ness, 1782–1832". Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C. 69/70. DC History Center: 80–101. JSTOR 40067706 – via JSTOR.
- ^ a b "Van Ness House Stables - From the Van Ness Mansion's collection of outbuildings, this small structure is the last one still standing". DC Historic Sites. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ a b c Fazio, Michael W.; Snadon, Patrick A. (2006-06-19). The Domestic Architecture of Benjamin Henry Latrobe. JHU Press. pp. 358, 452, 460–461, 468–469. ISBN 978-0-8018-8104-6.
- ^ a b
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain."Old Time Landowners". July 15, 1900. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ Hamlin 1955, pp. 200–201.
- ^ Hamlin 1955, p. 436.
Bibliography
[edit]- Hamlin, Talbot1 (1955). Benjamin Henry Latrobe. New York : Oxford University Press.
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