MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
Sheridan Circle to Scott Circle
23rd Street NW, Sheridan Circle

Today	Cross Section, Sheridan Circle to Florida Ave

Sheridan Circle, North Block facing East	Sheridan Circle, Southwest Block facing South

Sheridan Circle, although not within the boundaries of the original L’Enfant Plan, survives as the closest approximation of L’Enfant’s ideal expression for circles: it is a small formal park at the crossing of radial avenues surrounded by block-like house s and buildings to be experienced at the pedestrian level. The Circle features a statue of George P. Sheridan, commander of the U.S. Army of the Shenandoah; the statue was designed by Gutzon Borglom and dedicated in 1909 in the presence of President The odore Roosevelt. The houses surrounding the circle were all built in the first decade of the twentieth century and are prime examples of Academic Classical architecture. The Barney Studio House, which was designed in 1902 by Washington architect Waddy B. Wood, was the first house to be built on the Circle. The house was designed in the Spanish Mission style for use as a private cultural center, and included studio and stage facilities among its amenities.

Barney Studio, 1910

Egyptian Residence, 1970

The Residence of the Ambassador of Egypt at 2301 Massachusetts Avenue faces across the western end of Sheridan Circle and the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and R Street. The house, which was commissioned by Joseph Beale in 1907, is consider ed the residential masterpiece of Washington architect Glenn Brown and is arguably the finest house on Sheridan Circle. The house's convex, white stucco and limestone facade complements the movement of the Circle and the vaulted and domes interior spaces are notable.

The Circle completes its architectural image with the Everett Residence, which is located at 1606 Twenty-third Street but is experienced as part of Massachusetts Avenue. The structure was built between 1910 and 1915 by Edward Everett, a multimilli onaire industrialist. The house, which features a grand curved portico, marble and parquet floors, and a swimming pool in the basement, was designed for lavish entertaining. In 1936, the building was sold to the Turkish government for use as their Embas sy.

Everett Residence/Turkish Embassy, unk.