Charles Evans Hughes House is a historic house at 2223 R Street, NW in the Sheridan-Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Built in 1907, it was from 1930 to 1948 the home of

Charles Evans Hughes Charles Evans Hughes Sr. (April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was an American statesman, politician and jurist who served as the 11th Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the ...

(1862–1948), a prominent Republican politician and from 1930 to 1941 the Chief Justice of the United States. It was declared a

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in 1972 and and is a

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to the Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District. It presently serves as the official residence of the Ambassador of

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to the United States.

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The Charles Evans Hughes House is located in Washington's

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area. It is on the north side of R Street, between

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and 22nd Street. It is one of two stone

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s that are stories in height, and modeled on an Italian palazzo. The ground floor is unpainted, with a flared glass-and-iron hood sheltering the central main entrance. A secondary entrance is in the rightmost bay. Second-floor windows are tall, and set in rounded arch openings, with shallow iron balconies. The third floor windows are rectangular, with bracketed stone window boxes. The house was built in 1907 to a design by George Oakley Totten, Jr. Its early uses were as either a diplomatic residence or embassy, including by the missions of

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and

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. In 1930 it was purchased by

, recently appointed as Chief Justice of the United States. Hughes was a leader in the

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of the early 20th century and 1916 presidential

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. He held office as

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from 1910 to 1916, during which period he was a prominent dissenting voice on a conservative court. He held multiple

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positions under several Presidents before being appointed Chief Justice in 1930 by President

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. He lived in this house from 1930 until his death in 1948. In 1972, the building was purchased by the Union of Burma, now

. It currently serves as the residence of the Burmese

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Charles Evans, House Diplomatic residences in Washington, D.C. Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District Houses completed in 1907 Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C. Historic American Buildings Survey in Washington, D.C. Myanmar–United States relations Mediterranean Revival architecture in Washington, D.C. Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Washington, D.C. Charles Evans Hughes family

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