Van Ness Mansion
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.