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White-Meyer House
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National Register of Historic Places

White-Meyer House

On the National Register since 198838 years
Late 19th and Early 20th Century RevivalsListed 1988Washington
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About White-Meyer House

White-Meyer House, at 1624 Crescent Pl., NW, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 20, 1988. The Register lists it for its architecture and landscape design, at the national level. It describes its style as Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals, as it does for 1 other District of Columbia listings. The listing covers 1.5 acres. Ten 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 · 65 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1912 to today

  1. 1912Built, designed by John Russell Pope
  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

1624 Crescent Pl., NW, Washington · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1White-Meyer HouseStart here
  2. 2Potomac Electric Power Company Substation No. 25Building · next door
  3. 3Strivers' Section Historic DistrictItalianate · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Old Chinese LegationBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Wyoming ApartmentsEclectic Beaux Arts · next door
Around it

36 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BMeridian HouseFrench0.1 miBYouth Pride, Inc. (aka Pride, Inc.)Building0.2 miBNorthumberland ApartmentsEclectic Classicism0.2 miBCongressional ClubBeaux Arts0.2 mi★Meridian Hill ParkItalian Renaissance0.2 miBMeridian MansionsBeaux Arts · Built 19180.2 miBPark TowerArt Deco0.2 miBHouse at 2437 Fifteenth Street, NWItalian Renaissance0.2 mi★Mary Ann Shadd Cary HouseItalian Villa0.3 miSKalorama Park and Archeological DistrictSite0.3 miBMansion at 2401 15th St., NW.Tudor Revival0.3 miBFirst Church of Christ, ScientistBuilding0.3 miBEuclid ApartmentsClassical Revival0.3 miBPink PalaceVenetian Late Gothic Revival · Built 19060.3 miDMeridian Hill Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBThe FulfordBuilding0.3 miBThe Glenn ArmsBuilding0.3 miBFounding Church of Scientology, Washington DCBuilding0.4 mi
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BLothrop MansionBeaux Arts0.4 miBManhattan LaundryIndustrial Vernacular0.4 miDKalorama Triangle Historic DistrictArts and Crafts0.4 miBMeridian ManorColonial Revival0.4 miBWarder-Totten HouseRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miBEmbassy of Mexico-MacVeagh HouseBuilding0.4 miBPerry Belmont HouseBeaux Arts · Built 19060.5 mi★Charlotte Forten Grimke HouseEnglish Regency · Built 18810.5 miDDupont Circle Historic District (Boundary Increase)Second Empire0.5 miBThomas Nelson Page HouseGeorgian Revival0.5 miDSixteenth Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miBFuller HouseArts and Crafts0.5 miBCardozo, Francis L., Senior High SchoolLate Gothic Revival · Built 19280.5 miBClifton TerraceColonial Revival · Built 19150.5 miBOlympia ApartmentsLate Victorian0.5 mi★David White HouseBuilding0.5 miBAll Souls Church, UnitarianBuilding0.5 miBEngine Company No 21Spanish Mission Revival · Built 19080.5 mi

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Questions about White-Meyer House

Is White-Meyer House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 20, 1988 (Register number 87002293).

Is White-Meyer House 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, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit White-Meyer 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 White-Meyer House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 65 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 117692637 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.