Brodhead-Bell-Morton Mansion

The Brodhead-Bell-Morton Mansion, also known as the Levi P. Morton House is a historic Beaux-Arts home, located at 1500 Rhode Island Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Logan Circle neighborhood.

Brodhead-Bell-Morton Mansion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites
Brodhead-Bell-Morton Mansion in 2023 housing the Embassy of Hungary
Location	1500 Rhode Island Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°54′27.87″N 77°2′6.18″W
Built	1879
Architect	John Fraser John Russell Pope
Architectural style	Beaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.	87001769 [1][2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 14, 1987[3]
Designated DCIHS	November 8, 1964

History

It was built in 1879, to the designs of architect John Fraser, and comprehensively remodeled in 1912 by architect John Russell Pope.

The Beaux-Arts style building originally served as the private residence of John. T. Brodhead, and Jessie Willis Brodhead. Between 1939 and 2016, the building served as offices for the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association (now known as the American Coatings Association). Former occupants include Alexander Graham Bell and his wife Mabel Gardiner Hubbard, U.S. Vice President Levi P. Morton, the Embassy of Russia, and U.S. Secretary of State Elihu Root.^[4]

The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites.^[5]

In February 2016 the Mansion was purchased from American Coatings Association by Hungary to move the Embassy of Hungary there later in the year.

On October 17, 2016, in front of the building was unveiled the statue of the Boy from Pest by Richárd Juha.^[6]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington, D.C.