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1999

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Most Endangered Places for 1999

Holt House,
National Zoological Park
Adams Mill Road, NW

Built before 1827, Holt House represents an extremely rare example in Washington of the early Classical Revival style, despite the later alterations by Glenn Brown, W.R. Emerson, and Hornblower and Marshall (1890-1901). Long used by the Zoo, a Smithsonian Institution, as its administrative offices, the house has remained vacant for almost a decade and is critically deteriorated. The site is located within the National Zoological Park Historic District but in an area occupied by research and maintenance facilities where public access and visibility are limited. Holt House was listed on the D.C. Inventory in 1964 and on the National Register in 1973. The League will work with other involved parties in trying to develop solutions to save the building.

Co-chairs: Wanda Bubriski and Betsy Merritt

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