Prospect House (Washington, D.C.)

	Prospect House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark District; Contributing Property
	D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites
	Prospect House in 2022
Location	3508 Prospect Street, N.W.; Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°54′21.09″N 77°4′10.58″W / 38.9058583°N 77.0696056°W
Built	1788
Architectural style	Georgian
Part of	Georgetown Historic District (ID67000025)
NRHP reference No.	72001430
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 16, 1972
Designated DCIHS	November 8, 1964

Prospect House (also known as the Lingan-Templeman House) is a historic building, located at 3508 Prospect Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown neighborhood.^[2]

History

It was built in 1788, by James Lingan, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. President John Adams visited the residence and Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette was a house guest. It was a guest house, while Blair House was under renovation. Notable previous owners include Secretary of Defense James Forrestal.^[3] In 1951, Congressman Richard Thurmond Chatham and his wife Patricia Firestone Coyner purchased and remodeled Prospect House.^[4] In June 1977, the property was purchased by David and Carol Ann Shapiro.^[5]

Prospect House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is a contributing property to the Georgetown Historic District. Its 2024 property value is $14,660,100. The house is directly adjacent to the Georgetown Car Barn.^[6]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Prospect House".
^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/72001430_text
^ Heather Fearnbach (March 2014). "Thurmond and Lucy Chatham House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
^ Sarah Booth Conroy (1979-04-22). "Moving Up to Prospect House". The Washington Post, Living In Style, Design/Leisure. Retrieved 2018-09-10.^{[dead link‍]}
^ Emmerson, Catherine (September 25, 2018). Application for Historic Landmark or Historic District Designation: Georgetown Retaining Wall/Exorcist Steps (PDF) (Report). District of Columbia Historic Preservation Review Board. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

External links

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[2] "Prospect House".

[3] ttps://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/72001430_text

[nrhpinv-4] Heather Fearnbach (March 2014). "Thurmond and Lucy Chatham House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.

[5] Sarah Booth Conroy (1979-04-22). "Moving Up to Prospect House". The Washington Post, Living In Style, Design/Leisure. Retrieved 2018-09-10.^{[dead link‍]}

[emmerson-6] Emmerson, Catherine (September 25, 2018). Application for Historic Landmark or Historic District Designation: Georgetown Retaining Wall/Exorcist Steps (PDF) (Report). District of Columbia Historic Preservation Review Board. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.

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