Elisha Janney House, 404 Duke Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

Significance: The monumental scale of this building is worthy of note and invites comparison with the earlier Jonah Thompson House on North Fairfax Street and the General Roberdeau House on South Lee Street. Completed by 1809, its Georgian heritage is unmistakable, but this mansion is of further interest for a number of transitional elements: the moulded brick cornice painted white, the vigorous Greek Revival doorway and the flagstoned vestibule these latter two features being subsequent "improvements." The delicate "Regency" wrought-iron rails give added distinction. / The monumental scale of this building, reminiscent both of the Jonah Thompson House on North Fairfax St. and the General Roberdeau House on South Lee St., is worthy of note. Its Georgian heritage is unmistakable, whereas the masonry of the front facade - especially the gauged arches of the windows, ranks with the best in Alexandria.
Survey number: HABS VA-703
Building/structure dates: ca. 1809 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000928