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The '''Van Ness Mansion''' was |
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" /> It was one of the most expensive houses in the country, fit with hot and cold running water, a modern feature at the time.<ref name="Weeks" /> |
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[[File:Van Ness Mansion, Washington D.C.jpg|thumb|left|The Van Ness Mansion, at the foot of 17th street, Washington, D.C.]] |
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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 existed was located at 18th and C Streets.<ref name="Weeks" /> |
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Revision as of 15:07, 3 May 2023
38°53′35″N 77°02′24″W / 38.893°N 77.040°W 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] It was one of the most expensive houses in the country, fit with hot and cold running water, a modern feature at the time.[1]
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 existed was located at 18th and C Streets.[1]
References
- ^ 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.