Inter-American Defense Board Building

The Pink Palace, also known as the Mrs. Marshall Field House and the Inter-American Defense Board, is a historic house located in the Meridian Hill neighborhood in Washington, D.C. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 5, 1991.

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Type: Building
Description: historic house in Washington, D.C., United States
Also known as: “Mrs. Marshall Field House” and “Pink Palace”
Address: DC

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meridian Hill Park and Serenity.

Meridian Hill Park

Park

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Meridian Hill Park, also known as Malcolm X Park, is an urban park in Washington, D.C., located in the Meridian Hill neighborhood that straddles the border between Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights.

Serenity

Work of art

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Serenity is a public artwork in Meridian Hill Park, an urban park in Washington, D.C. It was sculpted by Spanish-Catalan artist Josep Clarà, who created an identical version on display in Barcelona. Serenity is situated 580 feet south of Inter-American Defense Board Building.

Warder-Totten House

Building

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Warder Mansion is an apartment complex at 2633 16th Street Northwest, in the Meridian Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the only surviving building in the city designed by architect Henry Hobson Richardson. Warder-Totten House is situated 380 feet northeast of Inter-American Defense Board Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights and Lanier Heights.

Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights

Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.

Lanier Heights

Neighborhood

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Lanier Heights is a small urban neighborhood in the northwest section of Washington, D.C. It was one of the District of Columbia’s early planned subdivisions outside the original City of Washington.