Hillandale

Not to be confused with Hillandale, Maryland.

Hillandale-Main Residence and Gatehouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Gatehouse along Reservoir Road, NW (2011)
Location	3905 Mansion Court, NW and 3905 Reservoir Road, NW Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°54′55″N 77°4′43″W
Built	1922–1925
Architect	Josephine Wright Chapman
Architectural style	Italian Villa
NRHP reference No.	94001595[1]
Added to NRHP	January 31, 1995

The Hillandale estate comprises a pair of historic structures located in the Burleith neighborhood in Washington, D.C. They have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1995.

History

The estate was originally the home of heiress Anne Mills Archbold, a daughter of Standard Oil executive John D. Archbold, who was a prominent Washington socialite.^[2] She donated much of the land that became Glover-Archbold Park. The buildings are the only known Washington works of Boston architect Josephine Wright Chapman. They were built from 1922 to 1925 in the Italian Villa style. The 42.1-acre (17.0 ha) site included the gatehouse and wall that was along Reservoir Road, NW with the main residence near the top of a hill.^[3] The building exteriors feature stucco facades, terra cotta tile roofs, balconies and loggias. The interior of the main residence includes a frescoed vestibule and music room with a vaulted ceiling.^[2] In the late 1970s and the early 1980s the estate was subdivided and 28 single family residences and 238 townhouses were built in a gated community.^[3] The main residence was converted into two single-family dwellings^[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
3. "Zoning Commission Order No. 292, Case No. 19-6P". Burleith. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
4. Howar, Cynthia. "A Brief History of Hillandale". Washington Fine Properties. Retrieved 8 July 2021.