Robert Simpson Woodward House
Robert Simpson Woodward House | |
| Location | 1513 16th Street, NW Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′32″N 77°2′11″W / 38.90889°N 77.03639°W |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architect | William M. Conley |
| Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 76002136 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 7, 1976 |
| Designated NHL | January 7, 1976 |
The Robert Simpson Woodward House is a former residence located at 1513 16th Street, NW in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. From 1904 until 1914, it was a home of geologist Robert Simpson Woodward (1849–1924), the first president of the Carnegie Institution and a highly regarded scientist and science administrator. The building currently serves as the Capital Research Center headquarters. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976 and designated a contributing property to the Sixteenth Street Historic District in 1978.