The Hillandale estate comprises a pair of historic structures located in the Burleith neighborhood in Washington, D.C. They have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1995.

Hillandale-Main Residence and Gatehouse
Gatehouse along Reservoir Road, NW (2011)
Hillandale is located in District of Columbia
Hillandale
Location3905 Mansion Court, NW and
3905 Reservoir Road, NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°54′55″N 77°4′43″W / 38.91528°N 77.07861°W / 38.91528; -77.07861
Built1922–1925
ArchitectJosephine Wright Chapman
Architectural styleItalian Villa
NRHP reference No.94001595[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 31, 1995

History

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The estate was originally the home of heiress Anne Mills Archbold, a daughter of Standard Oil executive John D. Archbold, who was a prominent Washington socialite.[2] She donated much of the land that became Glover-Archbold Park. The buildings are the only known Washington works of Boston architect Josephine Wright Chapman. They were built from 1922 to 1925 in the Italian Villa style. The 42.1-acre (17.0 ha) site included the gatehouse and wall that was along Reservoir Road, NW with the main residence near the top of a hill.[3] The building exteriors feature stucco facades, terra cotta tile roofs, balconies and loggias. The interior of the main residence includes a frescoed vestibule and music room with a vaulted ceiling.[2] In the late 1970s and the early 1980s the estate was subdivided and 28 single family residences and 238 townhouses were built in a gated community.[3] The main residence was converted into two single-family dwellings[4]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  3. ^ a b "Zoning Commission Order No. 292, Case No. 19-6P". Burleith. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  4. ^ Howar, Cynthia. "A Brief History of Hillandale". Washington Fine Properties. Retrieved 8 July 2021.