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Studio House
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National Register of Historic Places

Studio House

Also known as Alice Pike Barney Studio House

On the National Register since 199531 years
20th Century RevivalListed 1995Washington
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About Studio House

Studio House, at 2306 Massachusetts Ave., NW., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 27, 1995. The Register lists it for its social history, architecture, art and performing arts, at the state level. 19 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Washington, D.C. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 69 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

2306 Massachusetts Ave., NW., Washington · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Studio HouseStart here
  2. 2Dumbarton BridgeRomanesque Revival · Built 1915 · next door
  3. 3Embassy Gulf Service StationClassical Revival · Built 1937 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Walsh StableBuilding · next door
  5. 5Spencer Carriage House and StableLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revival · next door
Around it

46 more Register listings within half a mile

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

★Charles Evans Hughes HouseSpanish0.1 miBJoseph Beale HouseRoman Revival0.1 mi★Woodrow Wilson HouseGeorgian Revival0.1 mi★Larz Anderson HouseLate Renaissance Revival0.2 miBDumbarton HouseFederal: Adamesque · Built 18000.2 miBDuncan Phillips HouseBuilt 18970.2 miBCosmos ClubBeaux Arts · Built 19010.2 miSMount Zion CemeteryBuilt 18080.2 miBVan Ness MausoleumRomantic Classical Revival · Built 18330.2 miOAmerican Revolution StatuaryObject0.2 miBMeeting House of the Friends Meeting of WashingtonColonial Revival0.2 miDMassachusetts Avenue Historic DistrictSecond Empire0.2 miBTucker House and Myers HouseColonial Revival · Built 19250.2 miDRock Creek and Potomac Parkway Historic DistrictDesigned Historic Landscape0.2 mi★Frances Perkins HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revival · Built 19140.2 miBApartment Building at 2225 N StreetVernacular0.3 miBFrancis Junior High SchoolBuilding0.3 miBIndonesian EmbassyRenaissance0.3 mi
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BEvermayFederal0.3 miBJapanese EmbassyNeo-Georgian0.3 miDSheridan-Kalorama Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBEngine Company 29Colonial Revival · Built 19250.3 miBBrigadier Gen. George P. Scriven HouseBuilding0.4 miBEuram BuildingBuilding0.4 miDDupont Circle Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBFraser MansionBeaux Arts · Built 18900.4 miBOak Hill Cemetery ChapelGothic Revival · Built 18500.4 miBFounding Church of Scientology, Washington DCBuilding0.4 miBHillandale-Main Residence and GatehouseItalian Renaissance · Built 19220.4 mi★Windsor LodgeBuilding0.4 miBLuzon Apartment BuildingLate Victorian · Built 18960.5 miBMullett RowhousesLate Victorian0.5 miBJohn Stoddert Haw HouseFederal0.5 miBIsaac Owens HouseFederal0.5 miBMount Zion United Methodist ChurchGothic0.5 miBChristian Heurich MansionRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18920.5 miBSulgrave ClubEclectic0.5 miBWashington ClubNeo-Classical Revival0.5 miDDupont Circle Historic District (Boundary Increase)Eclectic Beaux-Arts0.5 miBWhittemore HouseEnglish Arts and Crafts0.5 miBPerry Belmont HouseBeaux Arts · Built 19060.5 miDDupont Circle Historic District (Boundary Increase)Second Empire0.5 miBLothrop MansionBeaux Arts0.5 miBWyoming ApartmentsEclectic Beaux Arts0.5 miBThe LindensGeorgian0.5 miBFuller HouseArts and Crafts0.5 mi

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Questions about Studio House

Is Studio House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 27, 1995 (Register number 95000528).

Is Studio House a National Historic Landmark?

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

Can you visit Studio 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 Studio House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 69 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 117692516 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.