The Indonesian Embassy/The Walsh-McLean House - Embassy.org
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Walsh's daughter and socialite Evalyn Walsh McLean indicated in her 1936 memoirs entitled "Father Struck it Rich," that the family referred to the mansion simply as "2020," "as if to compensate for its regal size and splendor." Indeed, the mansion boasted 60 rooms and four stories behind a Beaux-Arts facade. In 1919, the ...
McLean Gardens - History
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McLean commissioned noted New York architect John Russell Pope to design and build a lavish Georgian Revival house on the property, which McLean named 'Friendship' and ... When John McLean died in 1916, the estate was inherited by his only son Edward Beale 'Ned' McLean and his wife, Evalyn Walsh McLean.Once a slice of socialite's opulent lifestyle, Georgetown house remains ...
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Apr 15, 2016 - HOUSE OF THE WEEK | Echoes of Evalyn Walsh McLean's mansion remain in the home.Evalyn Walsh McLean Art on Call: McLean Gardens Neighborhood ...
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Wagging tongues and the Hope Diamond's supposed curse did not prevent Evalyn from wearing it everywhere, including to the White House and to her favorite charity events. She actually lost it a ... This oil portrait of Evalyn Walsh McLean with her two sons was painted by Philip Alexius de László at the Friendship Estate.
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