The Lenthall Houses are historic houses on the George Washington University campus in Washington, D.C. The adjacent houses were built around 1800 and they were moved to their current location and restored between 1978 and 1979. It has been listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites since 1964 and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
14-818: Lenthall may refer to: Lenthall Houses , historic houses on the George Washington University campus in Washington, D.C. Lenthalls Dam , a dam in Queensland, Australia USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189) , a United States Navy fleet replenishment oiler in service since 1987 People with the surname [ edit ] John Lenthall (shipbuilder) (1807-1882), American naval architect and shipbuilder Sir John Lenthall, 1st Baronet (1624/5–1681), English lawyer and member of parliament William Lenthall (1591-1662), English politician who served as Speaker of
28-518: A decorative form of brickwork pattern, as distinct from functional bonds such as English bond . Bricks known as stretchers are laid lengthwise and are alternated adjacent on the same horizontal plane ( courses ) with bricks known as headers that are laid with their shorter ends exposed. The decorative nature of the pattern can be accented by glazing or buring the headers. In the British North American colonies, this shiny black glazing
42-451: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lenthall Houses The attached houses were built at the same time around 1800 by John Lenthall. They were originally located at 612–14 19th Street NW. Lenthall was a trained architect who was born in England in 1762 and was the great-grandson of Sir William Lenthall , who was Speaker of
56-527: Is now the United States. The bond achieved significant popularity in colonial Pennsylvania among its Georgian structures. In 18th-century colonial Virginia , the presence of Flemish bond on a structure indicated wealth. With the early 20th-century restoration project at Colonial Williamsburg that saw the restoration and reproduction of prominent historic buildings in Williamsburg, Virginia , such as
70-605: The 17th century and the later 19th-century Queen Anne Revival . Kew Palace (built 1631; also known as the Dutch House) in London is thought to be the first example of Flemish bond in England. The pattern became preferred for brickwork in high-quality English architecture by the middle of the 17th century. St. Luke's Church (built c. 1632 ) in Smithfield, Virginia , is the oldest surviving building to use Flemish bond in what
84-642: The House of Commons See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Lenthall Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lenthall . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lenthall&oldid=945682820 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
98-741: The House of Commons . He moved to Washington around 1793 and was chosen by Benjamin Latrobe as his principal assistant on his project to build the United States Capitol in 1803. His wife, Jane King, whom he married in either 1801 or 1802, was the daughter and sister of the surveyors of the District of Columbia. Lenthall was killed in September 1808 when one of the arches in the Supreme Court chamber collapsed. The house at 610 21st Street NW stayed in
112-534: The Lenthall family until 1902 when it was sold. It was eventually purchased by Washington artist Bertha Noyes . The Arts Club of Washington was founded in her home in 1916. Noyes deeded the property to George Washington University upon her death in 1966. The house at 606 21st Street, NW was deeded to William Francis in August 1808. He in turn deeded the property away the following day. George Washington University acquired
126-454: The early 20th-century restoration project at Colonial Williamsburg , the pattern experienced renewed popularity in the United States. Despite being called "Flemish bond", this pattern of brickwork is not native to Flanders nor neighboring regions. This type of bond became associated with the architecture of the Low Countries , eventually leading to the pattern's name. Flemish bond is
140-734: The exposed ends of the headers so that they possess a dark, glassy surface that contrasts with the stretchers. Despite the bond's name, the pattern did not originate in Flanders and can be found in European architecture dating to the late Middle Ages. The pattern became popular among prestigious architectural projects in 17th-century England before spreading to British colonies in North America where it became closely associated with colonial Georgian architecture, especially in Virginia and Pennsylvania . With
154-560: The house in the 1970s. The structures were moved to their current location on August 5, 1978. The houses were designed in the Federal architectural style. They were designed as a single unit and they share a common roof and cornice line. The exterior is covered in red brick laid in Flemish bond . They are two stories in height and include an attic and a basement. The grey saddleback roof features two wooden dormers , one on each house. Both
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#1732887090231168-404: The north and the south gables have two chimneys each. A brick partition wall was built between the two house up to the attic where a partition of a lath and plaster separates the two houses. The main facade is six bays wide, with three bays belonging to each house. The two entrance doors are adjacent to each other in the center of the facade. The white wooden trim surrounding the doorways
182-549: Was achieved when saplings were added during the kiln process. The pattern was employed throughout Northern and Central Europe during the late Middle Ages, with a notable number of Polish structures utilizing the bond. The late 15th-century Frauenkirche in Munich, Germany, is a prominent early example of the pattern's employment. Decorative brickwork had become highly developed in the Netherlands before its prominence in England during
196-523: Was changed in the second half of the nineteenth century. [REDACTED] Media related to Lenthall Houses at Wikimedia Commons Flemish bond Flemish bond is a pattern of brickwork that is a common feature in Georgian architecture . The pattern features bricks laid lengthwise ( stretchers ) alternating with bricks laid with their shorter ends exposed ( headers ) within the same courses . This decorative pattern can be accented by glazing or burning
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