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Duncan Phillips House
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National Register of Historic Places

Duncan Phillips House

Listed as “Phillips, Duncan, House” · Also known as The Phillips Collection; The Phillips Memorial Art Gallery; Ph

On the National Register since 197353 years
Listed 1973Washington

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About Duncan Phillips House

Duncan Phillips House, at 1600-1614 21st St., NW., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 14, 1973. The Register lists it for its art and architecture, at the state level. 17 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHouse in Washington, DC. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 36 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1897 to today

  1. 1897Built
  2. 1973Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 53 years
Visit

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1600-1614 21st St., NW., Washington · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

50 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

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BWashington ClubNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miBPerry Belmont HouseBeaux Arts · Built 19060.3 miDDupont Circle Historic District (Boundary Increase)Second Empire0.3 miBThomas Nelson Page HouseGeorgian Revival0.3 mi★Woodrow Wilson HouseGeorgian Revival0.3 miDMassachusetts Avenue Historic DistrictSecond Empire0.3 miBTucker House and Myers HouseColonial Revival · Built 19250.3 miBFounding Church of Scientology, Washington DCBuilding0.3 miBFrancis Junior High SchoolBuilding0.4 miOLongfellow, Henry Wadsworth, MemorialNaturalism · Built 19080.4 miSMount Zion CemeteryBuilt 18080.4 miBVan Ness MausoleumRomantic Classical Revival · Built 18330.4 miDRock Creek and Potomac Parkway Historic DistrictDesigned Historic Landscape0.4 mi★Frances Perkins HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revival · Built 19140.4 miDSheridan-Kalorama Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBEngine Company 29Colonial Revival · Built 19250.4 miBLothrop MansionBeaux Arts0.4 miBWyoming ApartmentsEclectic Beaux Arts0.4 mi★Windsor LodgeBuilding0.4 miBElizabeth Arden BuildingGeorgian Revival0.5 mi★Elliott Coues HouseBuilt 18800.5 mi★General Federation of Women's Clubs HeadquartersLate Victorian Renaissance0.5 miBTabard InnBuilding0.5 miOWebster, Daniel, MemorialNeoclassicism · Built 18980.5 miBDumbarton HouseFederal: Adamesque · Built 18000.5 miBCairo Apartment BuildingMoorish Revival · Built 18940.5 miBEvermayFederal0.5 mi★Charlotte Forten Grimke HouseEnglish Regency · Built 18810.5 miBJapanese EmbassyNeo-Georgian0.5 miDStrivers' Section Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miBOld Chinese LegationBuilding0.5 miBFuller HouseArts and Crafts0.5 mi

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Questions about Duncan Phillips House

Is Duncan Phillips House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 14, 1973 (Register number 73002108).

Is Duncan Phillips House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Larz Anderson House, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Duncan Phillips House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Duncan Phillips House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 36 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 117692409 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.