1925 F Street Club
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1925 F Street Club
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Steedman--Ray House
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| Location: | 1925 F Street, NW Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates: | 38°53′50″N 77°2′42″W / 38.89722°N 77.045°WCoordinates: 38°53′50″N 77°2′42″W / 38.89722°N 77.045°W |
| Built: | 1849 |
| Architectural style: | Greek Revival |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: |
90001376 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | September 21, 1990 |
The 1925 F Street Club, also known as the Steedman-Ray House, or the Alexander Ray House is an historic home, and serves as the official residence of the President of The George Washington University.
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History
The Greek Revival building was constructed for U.S. Navy Captain Alexander Ray (1799–1878) in 1849.
It was purchased by American University in 1920, and served as the "Downtown Campus."[2] Laura Curtis, wife of New York lawyer James Freeman Curtis, rented the home in the 1920s.[3] In 1935, the 1925 F Street Club, Inc. purchased the property, and operated a private members club, started by Laura M. Gross.[4] [5] It counted many well known names as regular guests, including John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Nikita Khrushchev, Fidel Castro, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton. F Street Club closed in 1999.[3]
The building then served as the Alumni House of The George Washington University. In July 2008, the Alumni House officially became the President's House.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Downtown campus : 20th and F Streets (1921)
- ^ a b 1925 F Street, NW, A Rich History and Tradition in Washington, D.C.
- ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths CURTIS, LAURA E.". New York Times. 2003-10-13. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E03E2DF1E3FF937A25753C1A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- ^ "1925 F Street, NW" (pdf). George Washington University. http://neighborhood.gwu.edu/campusdev/docs/1925%20F%20St/FINAL_F%20St.pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- ^ President-elect Knapp to live in Alumni House - News
External links
- Steedman-Ray House, 1925 F Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC, Historic American Building Surveys
- "Mrs. J.F. Curtis to Become Club Hostess in F Street", Washington Herald, April 9, 1933
- "Mrs. Laura Curtis Divorces Mate Second Time", Washington Herald, January 28, 1938
- "Mrs. Curtis to Marry Official of Bethlehem Steel", Washington Herald, July 27, 1933
- "Though Cozy, It Is Important", Washington Post & Times Herald, March 2, 1955
- "Capital Club Welcomes Chosen Few", Bethlehem Globe-Times, January 31, 195?
- "New Landlord For F Street Club", The Washington Post, August 3, 1974
- "A House Is Search of a Home", The Washington Post, January 24, 1976
- "F Street Club's Home Taking a Trip", The Washington Star, January 16, 1978
- "The F Street Club Can Stay Put", The Washington Star, July 13, 1976
- "The Reagans' Hello-to-Washington Party at the F Street Club", Washington Herald, 198?
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