Evermay
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| Location: | 1623 28th Street, NW, Washington, District of Columbia |
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| Coordinates: | 38°54′47.61″N 77°3′24.78″W / 38.913225°N 77.0568833°WCoordinates: 38°54′47.61″N 77°3′24.78″W / 38.913225°N 77.0568833°W |
| Built: | 1801 |
| Architectural style: | Federal-style |
| Governing body: | private |
| Part of: | Georgetown Historic District (#67000025) |
| NRHP Reference#: | 73002083 |
| Added to NRHP: | April 3, 1973 |
Evermay, also known as the Samuel Davidson House, is an historic house, located at 1623 28th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown neighborhood.
History
The Federal-style home was built in 1801 for Samuel Davidson, a prominent 18th century businessman and landowner. It was designed by architect , the first surveyor of Washington, D.C., and founder of the city's first library. The interior was renovated in 1818. A porch was added in 1877, by Henry Hayes Lockwood, and . restored it in 1923, and added a brick "orangery," to the east front, in 1961. Dr. Sachiko Kuno and Dr. Ryuji Ueno, bought it for $22 million, in 2011.
Evermay is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a contributing property to the Georgetown Historic District, a National Historic Landmark.
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