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Summary
The Embassy of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova" class="extiw" title="w:Moldova">Moldova</a> (since 1998; formerly located at 1511 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Street_(Washington,_D.C.)" class="extiw" title="w:K Street (Washington, D.C.)">K Street</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest,_Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="w:Northwest, Washington, D.C.">Northwest</a>) located at 2101 S Street, NW in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalorama,_Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="w:Kalorama, Washington, D.C.">Sheridan-Kalorama</a> neighborhood of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="w:Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>
Constructed in 1898, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaux-Arts_architecture" class="extiw" title="w:Beaux-Arts architecture">Beaux-Arts</a> building originally served as the private residence of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Agriculture" class="extiw" title="w:United States Secretary of Agriculture">U.S. Agriculture Secretary</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wilson_(U.S._politician)" class="extiw" title="w:James Wilson (U.S. politician)">James Wilson</a>.
In addition to Wilson, notable owners of the building have included the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" class="extiw" title="w:Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a> (offices of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_Turkey_in_Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="w:Embassy of Turkey in Washington, D.C.">Turkish Legation</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Empire" class="extiw" title="w:Persian Empire">Persian Empire</a> (offices of the Persian Legation during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qajar_dynasty" class="extiw" title="w:Qajar dynasty">Qajar dynasty</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Treasury" class="extiw" title="w:United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury">Assistant Secretary of the Treasury</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Moyle" class="extiw" title="w:James Moyle">James H. Moyle</a>, Director of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bureau_of_Reclamation" class="extiw" title="w:United States Bureau of Reclamation">U.S. Reclamation Service</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Haynes_Newell" class="extiw" title="w:Frederick Haynes Newell">Frederick Haynes Newell</a>, economist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_E._Kahn" class="extiw" title="w:Alfred E. Kahn">Alfred E. Kahn</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_Time_Sharing_Corporation" class="extiw" title="w:Scientific Time Sharing Corporation">Scientific Time Sharing Corporation</a> (headquarters), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Governors_of_the_United_States_Postal_Service" class="extiw" title="w:Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service">Governor of the U.S. Postal Service</a> Timothy Lionel Jenkins, and American Visions magazine (headquarters).
The embassy is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contributing_property" class="extiw" title="w:Contributing property">contributing property</a> to the Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District. Its 2009 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_value" class="extiw" title="w:Property value">property value</a> is $1,301,060.
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current | 18:15, 5 January 2017 | 2,496 × 2,270 (1.39 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | The Embassy of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova" class="extiw" title="w:Moldova">Moldova</a> <i>(since 1998; formerly located at 1511 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Street_(Washington,_D.C.)" class="extiw" title="w:K Street (Washington, D.C.)">K Street</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest,_Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="w:Northwest, Washington, D.C.">Northwest</a>)</i> located at 2101 S Street, NW in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalorama,_Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="w:Kalorama, Washington, D.C.">Sheridan-Kalorama</a> neighborhood of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="w:Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>Constructed in 1898, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaux-Arts_architecture" class="extiw" title="w:Beaux-Arts architecture">Beaux-Arts</a> building originally served as the private residence of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Agriculture" class="extiw" title="w:United States Secretary of Agriculture">U.S. Agriculture Secretary</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wilson_(U.S._politician)" class="extiw" title="w:James Wilson (U.S. politician)">James Wilson</a>. </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>In addition to Wilson, notable owners of the building have included the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" class="extiw" title="w:Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a> <i>(offices of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_Turkey_in_Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="w:Embassy of Turkey in Washington, D.C.">Turkish Legation</a>)</i>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Empire" class="extiw" title="w:Persian Empire">Persian Empire</a> <i>(offices of the Persian Legation during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qajar_dynasty" class="extiw" title="w:Qajar dynasty">Qajar dynasty</a>)</i>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Treasury" class="extiw" title="w:United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury">Assistant Secretary of the Treasury</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Moyle" class="extiw" title="w:James Moyle">James H. Moyle</a>, Director of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bureau_of_Reclamation" class="extiw" title="w:United States Bureau of Reclamation">U.S. Reclamation Service</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Haynes_Newell" class="extiw" title="w:Frederick Haynes Newell">Frederick Haynes Newell</a>, economist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_E._Kahn" class="extiw" title="w:Alfred E. Kahn">Alfred E. Kahn</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_Time_Sharing_Corporation" class="extiw" title="w:Scientific Time Sharing Corporation">Scientific Time Sharing Corporation</a> <i>(headquarters)</i>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Governors_of_the_United_States_Postal_Service" class="extiw" title="w:Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service">Governor of the U.S. Postal Service</a> Timothy Lionel Jenkins, and <i>American Visions</i> magazine <i>(headquarters)</i>. </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> The embassy is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contributing_property" class="extiw" title="w:Contributing property">contributing property</a> to the Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District. Its 2009 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_value" class="extiw" title="w:Property value">property value</a> is $1,301,060. |
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