Quality Hill, Washington, D.C.

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Location3425 Prospect Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°54′22″N77°4′9″W / 38.90611°N 77.06917°W / 38.90611; -77.06917 Coordinates: 38°54′22″N77°4′9″W / 38.90611°N 77.06917°W / 38.90611; -77.06917
Built1798
Architectural style Georgian
Part of Georgetown, Washington, D.C. (ID67000025)
NRHP reference No. 72001431 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1972
Designated DCIHSNovember 8, 1964

Quality Hill, also known as the John Thomson Mason House, is a historic building, located at 3425 Prospect Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown neighborhood.

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History

John Thomson Mason, a nephew of George Mason, bought the house in 1798. John and Elizabeth Teakle bought the house in 1807. Dr. Charles Worthington bought the house in 1810. Albert Adsit Clemons, owner of Halcyon House bought the house in 1915. Senator and Mrs. Claiborne Pell bought the house in 1961. [2] Since 2019 the house has served as the Washington, DC headquarters of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation. [3]

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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/72001431_text
  3. "Coolidge in Washington". coolidgefoundation.org. Retrieved 2022-03-30.