Lenthall Houses
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Building
Title: Lenthall Houses
Address: 606-610 21st Street, N.W.
Square and lot, bordering streets: Square 80 (F, G, 21st, 22nd Street)
Architect: John Lenthall
Date of construction: ca.1800
Original owner: John Lenthall
Description: The historic Lenthall Houses, adjoining brick structures built about 1800, were moved from their current location at 19th and G Streets, N.W. on August 5, 1978. It took approximately four hours to move them from that site to their current one three blocks away on 21st Street. William B. Patram, Inc. was the mover. They are two of the oldest buildings in the city, and were designed and built by John Lenthall, who was principal assistant to Benjamin Latrobe in the construction of the U.S. Capitol, and superintendent of the building from 1803-08. They are Federal style buildings constructed of brick. Two small dormers pierce the roofline and wood frames with cornices surround the doors.
Historic designation: DC Landmark, 11/8/64; National Register, 3/16/72
Document Information
Images: 2
Photographic Credit: RG0031/001
Author or Source: Reconnaissance-Level Architectural Survey of Properties in Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C., 1999; University Archives collections
Document Location: University Archives
Date Added to Encyclopedia: December 21, 2006
Prepared by: Lyle Slovick, Assistant University Archivist
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