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Windsor Lodge

United States historic place in Washington, District of Columbia. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.

Private, view from the streetNational Historic LandmarkListed 1976
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What it is

Wikipedia · William E. Borah Apartment, Windsor Lodge

The William E. Borah Apartment at Windsor Lodge is a historic apartment in a 16-unit apartment building at 2139-2141 Wyoming Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. Apartment 21 in the building was a long-time home of William Edgar Borah (1865–1940), a U.S. Senator from Idaho and a candidate for president in 1936. Borah was a leading figure in American foreign policy in the years after World War I, contributing to the American non-acceptance of the League of Nations and the acceptance of the Washington Naval Treaty of the early 1920s. This apartment is the best-preserved surviving residence of Borah; for its association with his life, the entire building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address2139--2141 Wyoming Ave., NW, Washington, DC
CountyDistrict of Columbia County
ListedDec 8, 1976
Reference number76002134
Type of placeapartment
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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Private property
Address2139--2141 Wyoming Ave., NW, Washington, DC
Coordinates38.91747, -77.04918 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitMary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site · 1 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyRock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 3 mi · Fort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 6 mi · Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion 9 mi
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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 76002134. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.