Image: 1804 - 1808 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.

Description: Row houses located at 1804–1808 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. 1804 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. (left) – Built in 1896, the home reflects a combination of the Queen Anne and Richardsonian Romanesque architectural styles. Previous occupants include William S. Knox and Michel O. Dumas (physician, president of the National Medical Association, member of Howard University's board of trustees). 1806 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. (center) – Built in 1901, the Queen Anne and Richardsonian Romanesque property currently serves as headquarters for the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs. Previous occupants include George Evan Roberts (director of the U.S. Mint, president of the Commercial National Bank of Chicago, and author), John Kerfoot Souther (an artist and member of the Cosmos Club), Mary A. Kirkup (an artist), the Persian National Association of America (headquarters), the Arab States Delegation (headquarters), Charles E. Miller (CPA, banker, and U.S. ambassador to Liberia), and the Embassy of Somalia. 1808 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. (right) – Built in 1883 for Walter Paris, an architect and artist, the Queen Anne and Richardsonian Romanesque property has operated as the Swann House bed and breakfast since 1996; the innkeepers are Mary Lotto Ross and Rick Verkler. In addition to the original and current owners, previous occupants include Colonel Theodore W. Tyrer, Eva Roberts Cromwell (the widow of Oliver Eaton Cromwell; her marriage to Edward T. Stotesbury in 1912 took place at the New Hampshire Avenue property; wedding guests included U.S. President William Howard Taft, First Lady Helen Herron Taft, and J. P. Morgan), David F. Houston, Edward Philip Farley (chairman of the U.S. Shipping Board), Edith Cummings, George A. Garrett, and a large number of residents when the property operated as a boarding house from the 1940s–1990s. All three buildings are designated as contributing properties to the Dupont Circle Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Title: 1804 - 1808 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
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