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The Henley Park Hotel
Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States · Independent · Near Luxury
One hundred nineteen gargoyles still cling to 926 Massachusetts Avenue, two of them said to be architect Walter Granville Guss and his wife. He designed the building in 1918 as Tudor Hall, an apartment house where senators kept rooms, and it became The Henley Park Hotel in 1982. Mercer tile from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, still paves the lobby. Over the Wilkes Room door, the old stained glass still reads T.H.
- 96 rooms
- Opened 1982
- Neighborhood: Mount Vernon Square
- Architect: Walter Granville Guss
About The Henley Park Hotel
- Four more gargoyles above the Tavern atrium were saved from New York's Commodore Hotel before that building was razed. The atrium itself was an open courtyard until the hotel conversion.
- Afternoon tea is still served in the Wilkes Room, once the parlor where tenants received guests, beside the original fireplace.
- RB Properties bought Tudor Hall in 1982 and turned it into the hotel. Historic Hotels of America has listed the 96-room house since 1994.
History
Walter Granville Guss designed Tudor Hall Apartments in 1918, a Tudor Revival building at 926 Massachusetts Avenue NW with 119 gargoyles on the facade, two of them said to portray the architect and his wife. Senators and congressmen kept rooms. The stained glass T.H. over the Wilkes Room still marks Tudor Hall. Mercer tiles from Doylestown pave the lobby. In 1982 RB Properties converted the apartments into The Henley Park Hotel. The Tavern atrium was an open courtyard until then. Four gargoyles over that atrium came from the Commodore Hotel in New York before it was razed. Historic Hotels of America has listed the house since 1994.
The setting
926 Massachusetts Avenue NW, at 10th Street, Mount Vernon Square, one block from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. CityCenter is a few blocks south. From here the Mall is the walk, and Georgetown is the long way around.
Restaurants and bars
- The Tavern — Restaurant · creative American fare
- Blue Bar Lounge — Bar
Experiences
- Afternoon tea in the original parlor — Traditional English afternoon tea in the original parlor.
Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Antique furnishings
- Frette Linens bedding
- Afternoon tea in the original parlor
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