Charles Evans Hughes House
The Charles Evans Hughes House is a historic home at 2223 R Street NW in Washington, DC’s Sheridan-Kalorama neighborhood. Built in 1907, it was designed by architect George Oakley Totten Jr. in a Mediterranean Revival style. The two stone row houses stand 3½ stories tall and resemble an Italian palace. The ground floor is unpainted with a flared glass-and-iron hood over the main entrance, and there is a second entrance in the rightmost bay. Second-floor windows are tall with rounded arches and iron balconies, while the third floor has rectangular windows with stone brackets.
Originally the house was used as a diplomatic residence or embassy, hosting the missions of Peru and Chile. In 1930, Charles Evans Hughes—an important Republican politician who would become Chief Justice of the United States—bought the house and lived there until his death in 1948. He served as Associate Justice from 1910 to 1916 and was named Chief Justice in 1930.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1972. It is also a contributing property to the Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District. In 1972, Myanmar (the Union of Burma) purchased the house, and today it serves as the residence of the Burmese ambassador in Washington, D.C., on Embassy Row.
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