Little Green House on K Street
| Little Green House on K Street | |
|---|---|
 1625 K Street in the early 1920s | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Address | 1625 K Street, NW |
| Town or city | Washington, DC |
| Country | United States |
| Completed | 1880 |
| Demolished | 1941 |
The Little Green House on K Street was a residence at 1625 K Street, NW, Washington DC, USA, where the notoriously corrupt deals of Warren Harding's presidency (1921–1923) are believed to have been planned.
History
The Little Green House on K Street was constructed in 1880 by a retired attorney, J. B. Edmonds of Iowa.
The house was rented by associates of President Harding's Attorney General
The building was razed in 1941 to make way for the 12-story Commonwealth Building.[6]
Legacy
The name entered the American lexicon as a symbol of political corruption and cronyism.[7] The Chicago Tribune described the home as one of "the symbols of a nation's disgrace".[8]
In 1934, Congressman
During the scandal involving the extramarital affairs of Senator John Ensign and Congressman Chip Pickering in 2009, commentators frequently compared their C Street homes to the Little Green House on K Street.[13][14]
References
- Chicago Daily Tribune, March 23, 1924
- ISBN 0-9706483-7-5. Accessed October 12, 2009.
- ISBN 0-8129-7337-2. Accessed October 12, 2009.
- ^ "New Light Shed on Deals of New York Liquor Rings", Los Angeles Times, March 22, 1924
- ^ Harry M. Daugherty and Thomas Dixon (1975), The Inside Tragedy of the Harding Tragedy
- ^ Boese, Kent. "Lost Washington: The Little Green House". Archived 2010-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Greater Greater Washington. Accessed October 12, 2009.
- ^ "The Little Green House Loses Its Secretiveness", The New York Times, September 2, 1931
- ^ "What Sacrifice, Mr. Willkie?" Chicago Tribune, October 1, 1940
- Chicago Daily Tribune, August 21, 1934
- ^ a b "New Deal Run In 'Little Red House' Is Charge Hurled On House Floor", Hartford Courant, August 21, 1934
- Chicago Daily Tribune, May 8, 1943
- ^ "Knox Explains Dinner at Mystery House", Chicago Tribune, May 4, 1943
- ^ Cal Thomas, "Faithful Fellowship on C Street", The Washington Post, June 26, 2009
- ^ Jacob M. Appel, "Hate the Husband? Sue the Mistress", October 6, 2009
Further reading
- Dean, John W.Warren G. Harding (The American Presidents Series). Times Books, Henry Holt and Company, LLC, 2004
- Downes Randolph C. The Rise of Warren Gamaliel Harding, 1865–1920. Ohio University Press, 1970
- Ferrell, Robert H.The Strange Deaths of Warren G. Harding, Columbia:MO, University of Missouri Press, 1998
- Murray Robert K. The Harding Era 1921-1923: Warren G. Harding and his Administration. University of Minnesota Press, 1969
- ISBN 0-07-054338-0.
- Sinclair, Andrew. The Available Man: The Life behind the Masks of Warren Gamaliel Harding 1965 online full-scale biography