Washington ยท Dupont Circle
Swann House
Walter Paris's 1883 house in Dupont Circle, a 10-room B&B since 1996, with breakfast in the solarium or brought to your room.
- Built
- 1883Built 1883 by artist and architect Walter Paris (D.C. building permit May 31, 1883); B&B since 1996.
- Architect
- Walter Paris (1899 porch: T. Franklin Schneider)
- Type
- B&B
- Rooms
- 10
- Area
- Dupont Circle
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district; Local landmark
The story
Walter Paris built the house in 1883 for about $18,000 but never lived there; lawyer Theodore Tyrer lived in it from 1886 to 1901 and in 1899 had T. Franklin Schneider replace the front porch. In January 1912 its owner, the widow Lucretia Roberts Cromwell, married Philadelphia banker Edward T. Stotesbury in one of the season’s grand weddings. Restored from 1986 and named Swann House for its Swann Street side, it opened as a bed and breakfast in 1996, and hotelier verdigreen bought and renovated it in 2022.
Good to know
- Breakfast: available
- Address: 1808 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
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Sources (3)
- https://maps2.dcgis.dc.gov/dcgis/rest/services/DCGIS_DATA/Historic_WebMercator/MapServer/10/query?where=ADDRESS%3D%271808+NEW+HAMPSHIRE+AVENUE+NW%27&outFields=ADDRESS%2CDATE_%2CARCHITECT%2COWNER%2CSTORIES%2CPURPOSE%2CNAME&f=json
- https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/78003056
- https://www.swannhouse.com/history
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.