Pink Palace (Washington, D.C.)

The Pink Palace, also known as the Mrs. Marshall Field House and the Inter-American Defense Board, is a historic house located in the Meridian Hill neighborhood in Washington, D.C. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1991. George Oakley Totten Jr. was the architect for the structure that was completed in 1906. Additions were made to the house in 1912 and 1988.[2] It has served as the seat of the Inter-American Defense Board since 1945.

Pink Palace
The house in 1923
Pink Palace (Washington, D.C.) is located in Washington, D.C.
Pink Palace (Washington, D.C.)
Location2600 16th St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°55′23″N 77°2′13″W / 38.92306°N 77.03694°W / 38.92306; -77.03694
Built1906
ArchitectGeorge Oakley Totten Jr.
NRHP reference No.91000916 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 1991

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-14.

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