General Oliver Otis Howard House

General Oliver Otis Howard House
Location 607 Howard Pl., NW, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°55′23″N 77°1′20″W / 38.92306°N 77.02222°W / 38.92306; -77.02222Coordinates: 38°55′23″N 77°1′20″W / 38.92306°N 77.02222°W / 38.92306; -77.02222
Area less than one acre
Built 1867
Architectural style Second Empire
NRHP Reference # 74002163[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 12, 1974
Designated NHL May 30, 1974[2]

General Oliver Otis Howard House, also known as Howard Hall, was a home of Union general Oliver Otis Howard. It is now on the campus of Howard University, in Washington, D.C.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.[2][3]

It is located at 2401 Sixth Street, NW,[4] or 607 Howard Place, NW.[1]

Design and history

The work of an unknown architect, Howard Hall is an example of the Second Empire style in America. It was purchased by Howard University in 1909.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "General Oliver Otis Howard House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  3. Carol Ann Poh (January 3, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Howard Hall / General Oliver Otis Howard House" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying two photos, exterior, from 1973 (32 KB)
  4. "General Oliver Otis Howard House". Washington D.C. National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  5. Weeks, Christopher (c. 1994). AIA guide to the architecture of Washington, D.C. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 287. ISBN 0801847125.

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