McCormick Apartments
United States historic place in Washington, District of Columbia. Built 1917 by Jules Henri de Sibour. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
McCormick Apartments, also known as Andrew Mellon Building, Mellon Apartment, or 1785 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, is a landmark apartment building on Embassy Row in Washington, D.C., whose inhabitants once included Andrew W. Mellon. It is the home of the American Enterprise Institute.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1785 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC |
| County | District of Columbia County |
| Listed | Apr 3, 1973 |
| Reference number | 73002100 |
| Built | 1917 |
| Architect | Jules Henri de Sibour |
| Type of place | apartment building, office building |
| Style | Beaux-Arts |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 1785 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC |
| Coordinates | 38.90934, -77.04146 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site · 1 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 4 mi · Fort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 5 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 9 mi |
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Nearby in District of Columbia County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73002100. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.