Kalorama Heights Explained

Kalorama Heights is a historic neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. It is home to diplomats, power brokers, wealthy and political elites in D.C.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Origin of name

The neighborhood got its name from Joel Barlow's home in area at that time in 1800s.

Area

The neighborhood extends roughly from Massachusetts Avenue in the southwest to Calvert Street in the northeast, lying to the south of Rock Creek Park. The neighborhood is divided into two historic districts, separated by Connecticut Avenue:

• The Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District to the west and south of Connecticut Avenue, and
• the Kalorama Triangle Historic District to its north and east.

Notable residents

• William Howard Taft^[4]
• Woodrow Wilson
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Warren G. Harding
• Herbert Hoover
• Tony Podesta (formerly)^[5]
• Barack Obama
• Ted Kennedy
• Rex Tillerson^[6]
• Jeff Bezos
• Justin B. Smith
• Chris Wallace
• James Wolfensohn
• Lyndon B. Johnson^[7]

References

38.9158°N -77.0517°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Behind the Name: Kalorama Heights . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923180632/https://dcist.com/story/11/11/27/behind-the-name-kalorama-heights/ . live . September 23, 2021 . 2024-02-20 . DCist . en.
2. Web site: 2017-05-31 . The Real Estate Voyeur’s Guide to Kalorama Heights, Washington D.C.’s Most Bipartisan Neighborhood . 2024-02-20 . Yahoo Finance . en-US.
3. Web site: Cary . Bill . 2017-01-21 . Inside the D.C. Neighborhood That’ll Be Home to Both Trumps and Obamas . 2024-02-20 . www.mansionglobal.com . en-US.
4. Web site: Green . Dennis . 2017-01-07 . A look inside the exclusive Washington, DC, neighborhood where the Trumps and Obamas will live as neighbors . 2024-02-20 . Business Insider.
5. Web site: Kanowitz . Stephanie . 2017-04-03 . Kalorama Draws Obamas, Trumps, Ambassadors and Well-Heeled Washingtonians . 2024-06-24 . Washington Business Journal.
6. Web site: Cari . 2017-04-03 . Kalorama Draws Obamas, Trumps, Ambassadors and Well-Heeled Washingtonians . 2024-02-20 . Washington Diplomat . en-US.
7. Web site: Russell . Jan Jarboe . 1999-08-01 . Alone Together . 2024-04-16 . Texas Monthly . en.