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Summary
The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" class="extiw" title="en:Russia">Russian</a> ambassador's residence, historically known as the Mrs. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pullman" class="extiw" title="en:George Pullman">George Pullman</a> House, located at 1125 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Street_Northwest_(Washington,_D.C.)" class="extiw" title="en:16th Street Northwest (Washington, D.C.)">16th Street</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest,_Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="en:Northwest, Washington, D.C.">N.W.</a>, in downtown <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="en:Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> Built in 1910 to the designs of architects Nathan C. Wyeth and Francis P. Sullivan, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaux-Arts_architecture" class="extiw" title="en:Beaux-Arts architecture">Beaux-Arts</a> mansion is designated as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contributing_property" class="extiw" title="en:Contributing property">contributing property</a> to the Sixteenth Street Historic District, listed on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" class="extiw" title="en:National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> in 1978. In addition, the building is listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites. Until 1994, the building served as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_Russia_in_Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="en:Embassy of Russia in Washington, D.C.">Embassy of Russia</a> (and Embassy of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union" class="extiw" title="en:Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>). Former occupants include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Orren_Lowden" class="extiw" title="en:Frank Orren Lowden">Frank O. Lowden</a>, Natalie Hammond (spouse of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hays_Hammond" class="extiw" title="en:John Hays Hammond">John Hays Hammond</a>), and since 1913, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ambassadors_of_Russia_to_the_United_States" class="extiw" title="en:List of Ambassadors of Russia to the United States">Russian ambassadors to the United States</a>.
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| current | 13:57, 5 January 2017 | | 2,983 × 1,833 (2.78 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" class="extiw" title="en:Russia">Russian</a> ambassador's residence, historically known as the Mrs. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pullman" class="extiw" title="en:George Pullman">George Pullman</a> House, located at 1125 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Street_Northwest_(Washington,_D.C.)" class="extiw" title="en:16th Street Northwest (Washington, D.C.)">16th Street</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest,_Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="en:Northwest, Washington, D.C.">N.W.</a>, in downtown <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="en:Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> Built in 1910 to the designs of architects Nathan C. Wyeth and Francis P. Sullivan, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaux-Arts_architecture" class="extiw" title="en:Beaux-Arts architecture">Beaux-Arts</a> mansion is designated as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contributing_property" class="extiw" title="en:Contributing property">contributing property</a> to the Sixteenth Street Historic District, listed on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" class="extiw" title="en:National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> in 1978. In addition, the building is listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites. Until 1994, the building served as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_Russia_in_Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="en:Embassy of Russia in Washington, D.C.">Embassy of Russia</a> (and Embassy of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union" class="extiw" title="en:Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>). Former occupants include <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Orren_Lowden" class="extiw" title="en:Frank Orren Lowden">Frank O. Lowden</a>, Natalie Hammond (spouse of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hays_Hammond" class="extiw" title="en:John Hays Hammond">John Hays Hammond</a>), and since 1913, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ambassadors_of_Russia_to_the_United_States" class="extiw" title="en:List of Ambassadors of Russia to the United States">Russian ambassadors to the United States</a>. |
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