- Newton D. Baker House
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Newton D. Baker House
Location: 3017 N St., NW, Washington, D.C. Coordinates: 38°54′25″N 77°3′37″W / 38.90694°N 77.06028°WCoordinates: 38°54′25″N 77°3′37″W / 38.90694°N 77.06028°W Built: 1794 Architect: Beall,Thomas Architectural style: No Style Listed Governing body: Private. Is currently owned by Yolande Fox & her daughter Dolly Fox since 1975 NRHP Reference#: 76002126 Significant dates Added to NRHP: December 8, 1976[1] Designated NHL: December 8, 1976[2] Newton D. Baker House, also known as Jacqueline Kennedy House, is a house built in 1794 in Washington, D.C.. It was home of Newton D. Baker, who was Secretary of War, during 1916-1920, while "he presided over America's mass mobilization of men and material in World War I.[3]
After the assassination of president John F. Kennedy in 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy purchased the house and lived here for about a year.[3]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.[2][3]
The house has many architectural details including "a wide limestone stairway", "pink-painted lintels with keystones", "brick voussoirs", "Doric pilasters", and a "semi-elliptical fanlight".[3]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Newton D. Baker House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1688&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ a b c d Cathy A. Alexander, Ralph Christian, and George R. Adams (February, 1976). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Newton D. Baker House / Newton D. Baker - Jacqueline Kennedy HousePDF (32 KB). National Park Service and Accompanying four photos, exterior, from 1975 and 1978PDF (32 KB)
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