Holt House (Washington, D.C.)
Historic house in Washington, D.C., United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Holt House is an historic house, located on the grounds of the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Thought to have been built before 1814, it is one of the most important examples of early Neoclassical architecture in the city, and was one of the major houses in the new national capital when it was built. Since 1889, its caretaker has been the Smithsonian Institution. It is the oldest building under the Smithsonian's management, but has been left vacant since the 1980s.
Holt House | |
Location | Adams Mill Rd. in the National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. |
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Coordinates | 38°55′31″N 77°2′50″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1827 |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 73002090[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 24, 1973 |
In 1964, Holt House was listed in the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites and on the National Register of Historic Places on April 24, 1973 with the following National Register of Historic Places comment on it:
Holt House has a long history of being in a bad state of repair. Its present condition is bad, and it was in a deteriorated condition when purchased by the Smithsonian in 1890.[2]