Scott-Grant House, 3238 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Significance: This house is most notable as a mid nineteenth-century stylistically transitional house that combines the symmetrical massing of the first half of the nineteenth century with the picturesque, ornate, three-dimensional detailing that was popular from mid-century until nearly the end of the century. This detailing is most apparent in the exterior window hoods. In addition to these handsome details, the second story fanlight on the front and three-part rear window on the landing are excellent executions of the early twentieth-century Federal Revival Style. The historical significance of the Scott-Grant House derives from its New Deal occupants and the earlier rentals by Generals U.S. Grant and Henry Halleck. It is commonly accepted, but undocumented that Grant used the house as a summer White House(Grant's papers have not been edited through his presidency). During the New Deal, two of President Roosevelt's Brain Trust, Benjamin Cohen and Thomas Corcoran, rented the house for themselves and other young lawyers who drafted the New Deal legislation.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N671
Survey number: HABS DC-824
Building/structure dates: 1857 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1907 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: after. 1930- before. 1940 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 67000025