Cleveland Abbe House
Encyclopedia
The Cleveland Abbe House, also known as Timothy Caldwell House, Monroe-Adams-Abbe House, Cleveland Abbe House or the Arts Club of Washington, is a historic house in Washington, D.C.
. It is located at 2017 I Street NW.
James Monroe
lived there from 1811 to September 1817.
British legation occupied the building in the 1820s.
Henry Adams
lived here with his parents, Charles Francis Adams Sr., and Abigail Brooks, in 1860 to 1861.
Cleveland Abbe
, founder of the U.S. Weather Bureau, lived here from 1877 to 1909.
In 1916, the Arts Club of Washington purchased the building.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
as Arts Club of Washington in 1969.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1975.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. It is located at 2017 I Street NW.
History
Timothy Caldwell built the house around 1802 to 1805.James Monroe
James Monroe
James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States . Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States, and the last president from the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation...
lived there from 1811 to September 1817.
British legation occupied the building in the 1820s.
Henry Adams
Henry Adams
Henry Brooks Adams was an American journalist, historian, academic and novelist. He is best known for his autobiographical book, The Education of Henry Adams. He was a member of the Adams political family.- Early life :He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Charles Francis Adams Sr...
lived here with his parents, Charles Francis Adams Sr., and Abigail Brooks, in 1860 to 1861.
Cleveland Abbe
Cleveland Abbe
Cleveland Abbe was an American meteorologist and advocate of time zones. While director of the Cincinnati Observatory in Cincinnati, Ohio, he developed a system of telegraphic weather reports, daily weather maps, and weather forecasts. Congress in 1870 established the U.S. Weather Bureau and...
, founder of the U.S. Weather Bureau, lived here from 1877 to 1909.
In 1916, the Arts Club of Washington purchased the building.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
as Arts Club of Washington in 1969.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1975.
External links
- Cleveland Abbe House, NHL summary at the National Park ServiceNational Park ServiceThe National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
- Abbe House (Arts Club of Washington), NRHP Travel itinerary listing at the National Park ServiceNational Park ServiceThe National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
- Cleveland Abbe House on Google Street View
- Arts Club of Washington, History of the Cleveland Abbe House, which is called the Monroe House by the Club, is available.