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Pink Palace
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National Register of Historic Places

Pink Palace

Also known as Inter-American Defense Board Headquarters

On the National Register since 199135 years
Venetian Late Gothic RevivalListed 1991Washington
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About Pink Palace

Pink Palace, at 2600 16th St., NW., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 5, 1991. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the state level. The listing covers 1 acre. 15 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 · 70 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1906 to today

  1. 1906Built, designed by George Oakley Totten, Jr.
  2. 1991Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 35 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

2600 16th St., NW., Washington · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Pink PalaceStart here
  2. 2Meridian Hill Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  3. 3Warder-Totten HouseRichardsonian Romanesque · next door
  4. 4Embassy of Mexico-MacVeagh HouseBuilding · next door
  5. 5All Souls Church, UnitarianBuilding · next door
Around it

33 more Register listings within half a mile

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

★Meridian Hill ParkItalian Renaissance0.1 miBMeridian MansionsBeaux Arts · Built 19180.1 miBMansion at 2401 15th St., NW.Tudor Revival0.1 miBPark TowerArt Deco0.1 miBHouse at 2437 Fifteenth Street, NWItalian Renaissance0.1 miBMeridian HouseFrench0.2 miBMeridian ManorColonial Revival0.2 miBEuclid ApartmentsClassical Revival0.2 miBThe FulfordBuilding0.2 miBThe Glenn ArmsBuilding0.2 mi★David White HouseBuilding0.2 miBCongressional ClubBeaux Arts0.3 mi★Mary Ann Shadd Cary HouseItalian Villa0.3 miBWhite-Meyer HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · Built 19120.3 miBClifton TerraceColonial Revival · Built 19150.3 miBFirst Church of Christ, ScientistBuilding0.3 miBOlympia ApartmentsLate Victorian0.3 miBEngine Company No 21Spanish Mission Revival · Built 19080.3 mi
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BYouth Pride, Inc. (aka Pride, Inc.)Building0.4 miBNorthumberland ApartmentsEclectic Classicism0.4 miBPotomac Electric Power Company Substation No. 25Building0.4 miBManhattan LaundryIndustrial Vernacular0.4 miBCardozo, Francis L., Senior High SchoolLate Gothic Revival · Built 19280.4 miBAlden, Babcock, Calvert ApartmentsColonial Revival0.4 miBTrinity TowersGothic Moderne0.4 miBLatin American Youth Center (LAYC)Building0.4 miBThe MaycroftClassical Revival0.4 miDStrivers' Section Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miSKalorama Park and Archeological DistrictSite0.5 miDKalorama Triangle Historic DistrictArts and Crafts0.5 miBWilson, James Ormand, Normal SchoolBuilt 19110.5 miOAsbury, Francis, MemorialNaturalism · Built 19190.5 miBKelsey Temple Church of God in ChristBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Pink Palace

Is Pink Palace on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 5, 1991 (Register number 91000916).

Is Pink Palace a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Meridian Hill Park, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Pink Palace?

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 Pink Palace?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 70 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 117692417 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.