Before La Tomate
31 03 2008
Some buildings in DC seem like they have been around forever, but in most cases there was always something there before… and before La Tomate in Dupont there was the Sawyer Stone Mansion.
The mansion built by politician Philetus Sawyer was built in 1888, and while he resided there, it was apparently built for his daughter. The mansion was designed by architect William H. Miller and was built at an impressive estimated cost of $80,000, when the typical townhouse in Washington during the time period were built for less than $3,000. Eventually the Sawyer mansion was sold in 1921 and demolished.
So next time you see a building that you think has been standing there as long as time itself, remember old Philetus and chances are there was something there before it!
Best Italian in the City, and to think it was once an old tycoons house!
how in the heck do you guys find out about this stuff?!?!
33 years doesn’t seem like a very long lifespan for a hugely expensive mansion. I wonder why it was torn down?