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McCormick House (Washington, D.C.)
McCormick House is the current residence of the Brazilian ambassador to the United States. It is located at 3000 Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.), Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Embassy Row neighborhood. History The design of the house was first commissioned in 1908 to well known American architect John Russell Pope (1874-1937) by diplomat Robert Sanderson McCormick (1849-1919) and wife, Katherine Etta ("Kate") Medill McCormick (1853-1932). Both Robert and Katherine hailed from well-heeled backgrounds, being members of a Nouveau riche, Nouveau Riche class of nineteenth century Americans that came into sudden wealth as the nation industrialized. Married to Robert in 1876, Katherine hailed from a prominent Chicago family which included her father Joseph Medill (1823-1899), the co-owner of the "Chicago Tribune" and one-term mayor of Chicago following the Great fire of 1871, Great Fire of 1871. The McCormick side of the future McCormick-Medill publishi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D
Massachusetts Avenue may refer to: * Massachusetts Avenue (metropolitan Boston), Massachusetts ** Massachusetts Avenue (MBTA Orange Line station), a subway station on the MBTA Orange Line ** Massachusetts Avenue (MBTA Silver Line station), a station on the MBTA Silver Line Washington Street route ** "Massachusetts Avenue", a song by Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra from the 2012 album ''Theatre Is Evil'' * Massachusetts Avenue (Halifax, NS) * Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana * Massachusetts Avenue (San Diego Trolley station), a station on the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System * Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.), the longest of the state named streets in Washington, D.C. ** Massachusetts Avenue Historic District (Washington, D.C.) ** Embassy Row * Massachusetts Avenue Historic District (Worcester, Massachusetts) * Massachusetts Avenue, a street in the game ''Monopoly'' See also * * Massachusetts (other) * Massachusetts Street Massachusetts Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |