1520 New Hampshire Avenue
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1520 New Hampshire Avenue, NW is located in the Dupont Circle neighbourhood of Washington, D.C.[1] It has had a number of notable owners, and is currently home to the Embassy of Jamaica to the United States of America.
Architecture
The building, an example of Beaux-Arts architecture, is a contributing property to the Dupont Circle Historic District and valued at $4,422,000.[1][2] Beaux-Arts is a neoclassical architectural style that was taught at the Ãcole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Ownership
Notable owners of the property have included Beekman Winthrop,[3] George P. McLean,[4] life insurance executive and philanthropist Thomas Bell Sweeney Sr.,[5] the Institute for Policy Studies,[6] and the Children's Defense Fund.[7]
