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Lothrop Mansion
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National Register of Historic Places

Lothrop Mansion

Part of the Kalorama Triangle Historic DistrictListed on its own in 1988; the district came first, in 1987
Beaux ArtsListed 1988In the Kalorama Triangle Historic DistrictWashington
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About Lothrop Mansion

Lothrop Mansion, at 2001 Connecticut Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 20, 1988. The Register lists it for its town planning and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Beaux Arts, as it does for 31 other District of Columbia listings. It also stands in the Kalorama Triangle Historic District, listed in 1987. Eight more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Washington, D.C., United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 52 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1987 to today

  1. 1987The Kalorama Triangle Historic District is listed around it
  2. 1988Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 38 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

2001 Connecticut Ave., Washington · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Lothrop MansionStart here
  2. 2Wyoming ApartmentsEclectic Beaux Arts · next door
  3. 3Old Chinese LegationBuilding · next door
  4. 4Founding Church of Scientology, Washington DCBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Fraser MansionBeaux Arts · Built 1890 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

42 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BEngine Company 29Colonial Revival · Built 19250.1 miBFuller HouseArts and Crafts0.1 mi★Windsor LodgeBuilding0.2 miSKalorama Park and Archeological DistrictSite0.2 miDKalorama Triangle Historic DistrictArts and Crafts0.2 miOAmerican Revolution StatuaryObject0.3 miBMeeting House of the Friends Meeting of WashingtonColonial Revival0.3 mi★Frances Perkins HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revival · Built 19140.3 miDSheridan-Kalorama Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miDStrivers' Section Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miStConnecticut Avenue BridgeClassical Revival · Built 18970.3 miBDuncan Phillips HouseBuilt 18970.4 miBCosmos ClubBeaux Arts · Built 19010.4 miBPerry Belmont HouseBeaux Arts · Built 19060.4 miDDupont Circle Historic District (Boundary Increase)Second Empire0.4 mi★Charles Evans Hughes HouseSpanish0.4 miBThomas Nelson Page HouseGeorgian Revival0.4 miBJoseph Beale HouseRoman Revival0.4 mi
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★Woodrow Wilson HouseGeorgian Revival0.4 miDMassachusetts Avenue Historic DistrictSecond Empire0.4 miBTucker House and Myers HouseColonial Revival · Built 19250.4 miDRock Creek and Potomac Parkway Historic DistrictDesigned Historic Landscape0.4 miBThe LindensGeorgian0.4 miBPotomac Electric Power Company Substation No. 25Building0.4 miBWhite-Meyer HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · Built 19120.4 miBSpencer Carriage House and StableLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revival0.5 miBWalsh StableBuilding0.5 miBWashington ClubNeo-Classical Revival0.5 miBIndonesian EmbassyRenaissance0.5 miDDupont Circle Historic District (Boundary Increase)Eclectic Beaux-Arts0.5 mi★Larz Anderson HouseLate Renaissance Revival0.5 miDDupont Circle Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.5 miStDumbarton BridgeRomanesque Revival · Built 19150.5 miBWhittemore HouseEnglish Arts and Crafts0.5 miBStudio House20th Century Revival0.5 miBJapanese EmbassyNeo-Georgian0.5 miBHillandale-Main Residence and GatehouseItalian Renaissance · Built 19220.5 miBYouth Pride, Inc. (aka Pride, Inc.)Building0.5 miBMeridian HouseFrench0.5 miBFirst Church of Christ, ScientistBuilding0.5 miBEuclid ApartmentsClassical Revival0.5 miDNational Zoological ParkDistrict0.5 mi
More like it

Beaux Arts style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Beaux Arts.

Kalorama Triangle Historic District0.2 mi away
Fraser MansionBuilt 1890 · 0.3 mi away
Cosmos ClubBuilt 1901 · 0.4 mi away
Perry Belmont HouseBuilt 1906 · 0.4 mi away

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Questions about Lothrop Mansion

Is Lothrop Mansion on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 20, 1988 (Register number 88001346).

Is Lothrop Mansion a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Windsor Lodge, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Lothrop Mansion?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Is Lothrop Mansion in a historic district?

Yes, the Kalorama Triangle Historic District, added to the Register in 1987.

Where can I read the history of Lothrop Mansion?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 52 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 117692285 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.