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Then (and Then) and Now: 1400 New Hampshire Ave., NW

Posted in Colonial Revival, Dupont Circle, Romanesque, Then and Now on April 10, 2009 by Kent

hearst-colonial-revivalThen: The home located at 1400 New Hampshire Ave., most famously associated with Phoebe Apperson Hearst, was originally built in 1883 as a Colonial Revival house for John Field. 

hearst-homeAnd Then: In 1889, the Hearst family remodeled it in the Romanesque Revival style. You can read more about this house and see additional images at this post.

One Dupont CircleNow: This site is now part of the footprint of One Dupont Circle. Its a bit hard to believe how many structures used to be on land now occupied by one building.