The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Main House

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Main House (general view), Marymount University

Main House (front facade), Marymount University

Main House (detail, columns), Marymount University

Institution Name: Marymount University
Original/Historic Place Name: Rixey Mansion
Location on Campus: 2807 N. Glebe Rd.
Date(s) of Construction:

1920	original construction

Designer: unknown
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Beaux-Arts classicism (Glossary)
Significance: history
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation:

Walls: stucco

Roof: terra cotta shingles

Function:

ca. 1920	private residence (of Admiral Presley M. Rixey, surgeon general under President Theodore Roosevelt)
ca. 2004-present (2006)	private residence (for Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary)

Narrative:
The Main House was the first campus building and is the most recognizable feature of the campus. Visible from the road, it is the "public face" of Marymount University.

References: