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Dumbarton Oaks - Greenhouse

Address1735, 32nd Street NW, Washington, DC, United States of America, 20007
Site Number171
Building Root Number 00197
Architect (Original) McKim, Mead & White
Constructed 1925
Land Acquired 1940
Building Acquired 1940
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its location and function.Historical NotesThe Dumbarton Oaks Greenhouse was constructed in 1925 to a design by architecture firm McKim, Mead & White. Harvard acquired the greenhouse when Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss donated their estate in 1940.Additional Information
Gross, Gerald G. “Blisses Sign Deeds Transferring Estate: Dumbarton Oaks Becomes Property Of U.S. Harvard.” The Washington Post, 1 Dec. 1940, p. 5.
“Give Their Home to Harvard College.” Cambridge Chronicle, 5 Dec. 1940, p. 12.
“Bliss Leaves Whole Estate to University.” The Harvard Crimson, 14 May 1962, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1962/5/14/bliss-leaves-whole-estate-to-university/.
“Harvard Gets Famous Estate as Center for Art Research: Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D. C., Given to University by R. W. Bliss.” Daily Boston Globe, 1 Dec. 1940, p. 22.
Peak, Mayme. “Harvard’s $5,000,000 Gift: Ex-Ambassador Robert Woods Bliss Says the Donation Is to Provide Endowment for Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Art Collection.” Daily Boston Globe, 13 July 1941, p. B44.
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