Chinese Legation in Stewart Castle, Dupont Circle, Wash., D.C. – Historic Reproduction
![Chinese Legation in Stewart Castle, Dupont Circle, Wash., D.C., [between 1890 and 1950] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/30/302f441a5a38-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Chinese Legation in Stewart Castle, Dupont Circle, Wash., D.C. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Chinese Legation in Stewart Castle, Dupont Circle, Wash., D.C.
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Stewart Castle, the turreted stone mansion on Dupont Circle, stood out among Washington's grand houses for its fortress-like silhouette. It was built for Nevada Senator William Morris Stewart, and in the 1890s it served as the Chinese Legation, giving a Romanesque-style residence an unexpected diplomatic role. Frances Benjamin Johnston, a photographer who documented the capital's architecture and interiors, recorded the building during this period. Her view offers a useful glimpse of how foreign missions occupied large private houses in the city's fashionable northwest quarter.
| Created / published | [between 1890 and 1950] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1890-1950. |
| Subjects | Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Geogr.; China --; B.I.; Washington, D.C. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,223 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-150204 |
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