2011-12-13

Cloverdale (Washington, D.C.)




Cloverdale (Washington, D.C.)

Cloverdale
Location: 2600 and 2608 Tilden Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates: 38°56′25″N 77°3′16″W / 38.94028°N 77.05444°WCoordinates: 38°56′25″N 77°3′16″W / 38.94028°N 77.05444°W
Built: 1910
Architectural style: Colonial Revival
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 90001115
Added to NRHP: August 9, 1990

Cloverdale, also known as Pierce Shoemaker House, is an historic Colonial Revival home, located at 2600 and 2608 Tilden Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Forest Hills neighborhood. It is now known as the Education Office of the Chinese Embassy.

History

The Colonial Revival house was constructed in 1810, was renovated in 1876 and again in 1910. It passed from the family of Isaac Peirce to his nephew Pierce Shoemaker, who expanded the house in 1876. Mrs. Clara Neuman reportedly remodeled in 1910.

It's now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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