Friendship House (Washington, D.C.)

Friendship House (also known as The Maples, Maple Square, or Duncanson House) is a Georgian townhouse, located at 619 D Street, (630 South Carolina Avenue), Southeast, Washington, D.C., in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Friendship House
Location619 D Street, or 630 South Carolina Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′2″N 76°59′53″W
Built1795
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.73002086 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 18, 1973

History
19th Century picture of "The Maples" which was also known as the "Patellus House". [Credit "Library of Congress"]

It was designed by William Lovering in 1795.

The first owner of the home was William Mayne Duncanson, whose house guests included George Washington. In August 1814, it served as a hospital after the Battle of Bladensburg. In 1815, it was purchased from bankruptcy, by Francis Scott Key. In July 1838, it was purchased by Major Augustus A. Nicholson. On June 2, 1856, it was purchased by John M. Clayton. He added a ballroom with decoration by Constantino Brumidi. On April 20, 1858, it was purchased by Louis François de Pourtalès; there are rumors of his winecellar. In 1871, it was purchased by journalist Mrs. Emily Edson Briggs; she named it "Maple Square." [2]

The Friendship House Association, founded in 1904, purchased the house in 1936, and operated a settlement house, and community center there.[3] As the Capitol Hill neighborhood gentrified, most of the people served were in other parts of Washington, D.C.[4]

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 18, 1973. The property was sold in 2010, to a private developer.[5][6]

See also
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in the District of Columbia
  • Friendship House

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/73002086_text
  3. http://www.wabash.edu/news/displaystory.cfm?news_ID=3974
  4. Elissa Silverman (June 21, 2008). "Friendship House Could Lose Home". The Washington Post.
  5. http://www.thehillishome.com/tag/friendship-house/
  6. Elizabeth Festa (January 4, 2010). "Friendship House Faces New Year with Fate Uncertain". The Hill is Home.
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