The American Peace Society House, also known as the Glover House, is an 1878 Italianate row house of brick with sandstone trim at 734 Jackson Place NW facing Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., built for the banker and philanthropist Charles Carroll Glover. From 1911 to 1947 it served as the headquarters of the American Peace Society, one of the first avowedly pacifist organizations in the United States, tracing its history back to 1815. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974 in recognition of that peace advocacy legacy. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Building Type LocationSourced to the subject's own accountWashington, D.C., United States 2 Completed Year Classification
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
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1. American Peace Society House (Wikipedia)
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The American Peace Society House, also known as the Glover House, is an 1878 Italianate row house of brick with sandstone trim at 734 Jackson Place NW facing Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., built for the banker and philanthropist Charles Carroll Glover. From 1911 to 1947 it served as the headquarters of the American Peace Society, one of the first avowedly pacifist organizations in the United States, tracing its history back to 1815. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974 in recognition of that peace advocacy legacy.
Wikipedia infobox building_type field (House)
The American Peace Society House, also known as the Glover House, is a historic house at 734 Jackson Place NW, facing Lafayette Square in the heart of Washington, D.C. Built in 1878 for banker and philanthropist Charles Carroll Glover, it is most notable as the national headquarters of the American Peace Society from 1911 to 1948. The Peace Society was one of the first overtly pacifist organizati
Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1878)
The American Peace Society House, also known as the Glover House, is a historic house at 734 Jackson Place NW, facing Lafayette Square in the heart of Washington, D.C. Built in 1878 for banker and philanthropist Charles Carroll Glover, it is most notable as the national headquarters of the American Peace Society from 1911 to 1948. The Peace Society was one of the first overtly pacifist organizati
In Style: Italianate Architecture, Infobox, architecture
architecture: Italianate
Uses Element: Brick, Wikipedia article
It is one of a series of row houses, built of brick with sandstone trim.
Uses Element: Sandstone, Wikipedia article
It is one of a series of row houses, built of brick with sandstone trim.
View the Source2. American Peace Society House (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 390841): Washington, D.C., United StatesQuote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 390841): Washington, D.C., United States
Wikidata item Q4744668, property P131/P17 (location): Washington, D.C., United States
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