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Cloverdale, also known as Pierce Shoemaker House, is an historic Colonial Revival home, located at 2600 and 2608 Tilden Street,
Northwest, Washington, D.C. Northwest (NW or N.W.) is the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located north of the National Mall and west of North Capitol Street. It is the largest of the four quadrants of the city (NW, NE, S ...
, in the Forest Hills neighborhood. It is now known as the Education Office of the Chinese Embassy.


History

The Colonial Revival house was constructed in 1810, before being renovated in 1876, and again in 1910. It passed from the family of Isaac Peirce to his nephew Pierce Shoemaker, who expanded the house in 1876. Mrs. Clara Newman reportedly remodeled in 1910. It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Houses completed in 1810 {{WashingtonDC-NRHP-stub