Built 1907 Opened 1907 Added to NRHP 18 June 2010 | NRHP Reference # 10000367 Architectural style Federal architecture Architect John Joseph Earley | |
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Location 2131 G Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. Similar Margaret Wetzel House, Oscar W Underwood House, President's Office - George, 1925 F Street Club, Corcoran Hall | ||
John J. Earley Office and Studio is a historic home at 2131 G Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood.
History
It was the home and studio of John Joseph Earley, an architect and sculptor, from 1907 to 1936. It was at this studio, where he experimented with plaster and stucco, and then developed the exposed aggregrate concrete, that he called "architectural concrete". This construction technique, also known as Polychrome, or Earley concrete, may be seen in many buildings, Polychrome Historic District, the Fountain of Time, Parthenon (Nashville), and in Meridian Hill Park.
He renovated the interior in 1911. In 1921, he covered the façade with his architectural concrete. He moved out after losing permission to build a crushing plant at this location. On his deathbed, he sold the Earley Studio to Basil Taylor for a dollar. The Taylor family continued to use the studio until 1973.
The George Washington University acquired the property, and uses it as offices and as a dance studio. It is a part of the Historic Preservation Plan, by George Washington University, adopted by the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board.