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Washington Mansions Show Wealth Era Transforming Capital
A century of new wealth reshapes Washington with ornate new homes facing Old Town views. Belmonts and Pages clash over views with flatiron mansions, Studio House art fate, Boundary Crest and Henderson Castle feature social power. Pinchot, Walsh homes mark conservation and Western influence in a capital famed for its grand rooms and public tastemaking.
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Washington
White House
Presidenta
Perry Belmonts
New Hampshire Avenue
Thomas Nelson Page
Field of
Chisago
Chicago
Belmont
Barney
Alfred Clifford Barney
Sixteenth Street
Florida Avenue
Henderson
Ality
Wu Ting-fang
League
Pinchot
Rhode Island Avenue
Gifford Pinchot
Forester
Thomas, F. Walsh
Colorado
Walsh
Walal
Sheridan
Circle