Dupont Circle in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Indonesian Embassy / Walsh-McLean Mansion

Historic Site, Washington, DC

— 2020 Massachusetts Avenue, NW —

Indonesian Embassy/Walsh-McLean Mansion Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 14, 2018

1. Indonesian Embassy/Walsh-McLean Mansion Marker

Inscription. Tycoon/philanthropist Thomas Francis Walsh built this 60-room, neo-Baroque mansion in 1903. An Irish immigrant who as a young man had struck it rich mining gold in Colorado, Walsh (1850-1910) brought his wife, Carrie Bell Walsh, and children to Washington in 1897 as the U.S. capital grew in influence. He hired New York architect Henry Andersen to design a suitably impressive place to entertain Washington's elite during the winter social season. Daughter Evalyn (1886-1947) married Edward Beal McLean—heir to the Washington Post fortune—and famously owned the Hope Diamond. The Republic of Indonesia purchased the building in 1951 for its Embassy. It has exercised superb stewardship of it since.

Erected 2017 by Cultural Tourism DC.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 38° 54.632′ N, 77° 2.769′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Dupont Circle. Marker is on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest east of 21st Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2020 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

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. Dewi Saraswati (within shouting distance of this marker); 2019 Q Street NW (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (about 300 feet away); Lajos (Louis) Kossuth (about 300 feet away); Theodore Roosevelt (about 300 feet away); Kossuth House (about 300 feet away); Hungarian Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Lajos (Louis) Kossuth (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 14, 2018

2. Indonesian Embassy/Walsh-McLean Mansion Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 359 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.