Robert Simpson Woodward House

Robert Simpson Woodward House
Location1513 16th Street, NW Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°54′32″N 77°2′11″W / 38.90889°N 77.03639°W / 38.90889; -77.03639
Built1895
ArchitectWilliam M. Conley
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.76002136
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 1976
Designated NHLJanuary 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.