Map of Washington, D.C., with Foxhall highlighted in red
Foxhall is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., bordered by Reservoir Road on the north side and Foxhall Road on the west and south sides. Glover-Archibold Park makes up the eastern border. The first homes were constructed along Reservoir Road and Greenwich Park Way in the mid-1920s. By the end of December, 1927, some 150 homes had been erected, and the community given the name of Foxhall Village. Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia. ... The 1920s was a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Foxhall is mostly residential and is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the city to live in. The area has been home to some of D.C.'s most elite residents including, at one point, Duncan Phillips of The Phillips Collection notoriety, David Roth and the Buchakjian family. The Phillips Collection is an art museum located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. founded by Duncan Phillips in 1918 as the Phillips Memorial Gallery. ...
A Northwest Washington estate once controlled by a Lebanese politician who was recently assassinated may soon be sold to investors who want to build 45 luxury homes there.
The 16.2-acre tract on Foxhall Road was once the site of the grand mansion of art impresario Duncan Phillips, who founded the Phillips Collection.
Foxhall Road has been abuzz with controversy for years as the grand estates built along the road in the 1920s and '30s have been sold off.
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