Russian ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C.

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Location1125 16th Street NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°54′16″N77°2′9″W / 38.90444°N 77.03583°W / 38.90444; -77.03583
Built1910
Architectural style Beaux-Arts
Part of Sixteenth Street Historic District
Added to NRHP1978

The Russian ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C. historically known as the Mrs. George Pullman House, is located at 1125 16th Street Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Downtown neighborhood. Until 1994, the building served as the Embassy of Russia (and Embassy of the Soviet Union).

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History

Built in 1910, to the designs of architects Nathan C. Wyeth and Francis P. Sullivan, the Beaux-Arts mansion is designated as a contributing property to the Sixteenth Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. In addition, the building is listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites.

Former occupants include Frank O. Lowden, Natalie Hammond (spouse of John Hays Hammond), and since 1913, Russian ambassadors to the United States.

Events

Beginning in 1970, a vigil was held there, over Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union. [1]

In 1967, U.S. Navy communications specialist John Anthony Walker walked into the embassy. In 1980, Ronald Pelton, a National Security Agency communications analyst, walked into the Soviet Embassy. [2]

In 1989, during glasnost, Tom Clancy among others were invited to receptions there. [3]

In 1991, there was a protest over events in Lithuania. [4]

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References

  1. Rafael Medoff (2002). Jewish Americans and political participation: a reference handbook. ABC-CLIO. ISBN   978-1-57607-314-8.
  2. Valentine, Paul W. (17 December 1986). "Convicted Spy Pelton Given Life Prison Term". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. Gamarekian, Barbara (15 March 1989). "Washington Talk: The Soviet Embassy; The Thaw of Glasnost Warms Social Circuit". The New York Times.
  4. Masters, Brooke A. (20 January 1991). "150 Protest At Soviet Embassy; D.C. Pickets Decry 'Shame' in Lithuania". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2017.