Cloverdale (Washington, D.C.)

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Cloverdale
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Cloverdale in 2008
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Location2600 and 2608 Tilden Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°56′25″N77°3′16″W / 38.94028°N 77.05444°W / 38.94028; -77.05444 Coordinates: 38°56′25″N77°3′16″W / 38.94028°N 77.05444°W / 38.94028; -77.05444
Built1910
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 90001115 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1990

Cloverdale, also known as Pierce Shoemaker House, is an historic Colonial Revival home, located at 2600 and 2608 Tilden Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., 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. [2]

It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/90001115_text