mansion mansion building 20th street intersection connecticut avenue 20th street street neighborhood washington construction mansion served private residence restaurant boarding house recently home building currently location office mansion listed national_register_of_historic_places design construction early use mansion designed architectural firm marshall early eclectic arts style serve home new_york merchant building stories tall basement levels attic constructed red brick pink granite entrance porch deck roof interior planned central open large central halls floor constructed cost times cost typical washington home time building served residence death widow sold mansion pennsylvania congressman took residence beginning march exterior alterations windows adding window architects rogers designed terrace entrance house near window redesigned garden wall mansion remained ownership wife death restaurant lower floor mansion began operation tea house boarding house located upper levels facility converted restaurant renamed mansion sold restaurant renamed later mansion home mansion sold million following million restoration renovation fine dining restaurant floor opened served continental european american dishes leadership chef opened cafe alongside according nation restaurant seated people inside outside modeled things restaurant featured eat bar unlimited sunday traditional bermuda drink tradition sauce menu proposed apartment building proposed construct seven story unit apartment building parking lot mansion time property residential permitting restaurant property owner claimed restricted requiring board multiple times changes business process considered costly time consuming additionally claimed commercial unable obtain realistic commercial loan fund maintenance costs granted expand commercial use building floor permitting private business club second floor club opened floor apartment general manager proposed design building approved determined plans included underground parking apartments restaurant cause increase parking traffic problems area community opposed building construction nearby resident described proposed apartment building area people neighborhood associations opposed building expressing concern new building hotel denied plans use building hotel office building proposed require new building residential purposes second required future owners mansion required submit plans building review proposed split property allowing residential use building requiring changes parking restaurant apartment building despite proposed community groups vowed continue fight proposal bankruptcy attempted sale fight building claimed bankrupt unable develop property filed chapter bankruptcy october restaurant closed trying pay creditors attempted sell mansion initial asking price million later reduced million number looked mansion purchased according real estate broker thought worth purchased property intention building church facility purchasing building purchased building assumed loans failure following purchase loans building subsequent auction purchased building million following million renovations building dedicated new founding church october chairman founding church relocated mansion nearby embassy building 16th street october mansion serves office
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