| Fraser Mansion | |
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 Fraser Mansion in 2012 | |
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| Former names | Scott-Thropp House, Golden Parrot Restaurant, Golden Booeymonger Restaurant,[1] Four Ways Restaurant |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Beaux arts, Italian Renaissance, Richardsonian Romanesque[2] |
| Address | 1701 20th Street NW |
| Town or city | Washington, DC |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 38°54′46.2″N 77°2′40.5″W / 38.912833°N 77.044583°W |
| Completed | 1890 |
| Owner | Church of Scientology |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Hornblower & Marshall |
The Fraser Mansion is a building at 1701 20th Street NW, at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue, 20th Street, and R Street in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. constructed in 1890 to be the George S. Fraser mansion, it served as his private residence for five years,[2] a restaurant,[2] a boarding house,[3] the home of the new Founding Church of Scientology,[4] and—currently—the location of Scientology's National Affairs office.[5]
The mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[6]
- ^ Historic American Buildings Survey. "George Fraser House, R & Twentieth Streets, Washington, District of Columbia, DC". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
- ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Nomination, Golden Parrot Restaurant" (PDF). National Park Service. August 19, 1975. Archived from the original on August 3, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- ^ "Scenes from the Past: The George S. Fraser mansion, 1701 20th Street, NW" (PDF). Kelsey and Associates, Inc. October 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- ^ "Church of Scientology Dedicates New D.C. Center". The Washington Post. October 28, 1995. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- ^ "The Church of Scientology Announces the Biggest Expansion in Scientology History" (Press release). Church of Scientology International. December 21, 2009. Archived from the original on December 25, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places, District of Columbia". American Dreams. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2010.