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English: The Embassy of Moldova (since 1998; formerly located at 1511 K Street, Northwest) located at 2101 S Street, NW in the Sheridan-Kalorama neighbourhood of Washington, D.C.


Constructed in 1898, the Beaux-Arts building originally served as the private residence of U.S. Agriculture Secretary James Wilson.
In addition to Wilson, notable owners of the building have included the Ottoman Empire (offices of the Turkish Legation), Persian Empire (offices of the Persian Legation during the Qajar dynasty), Assistant Secretary of the Treasury James H. Moyle, Director of the U.S. Reclamation Service Frederick Haynes Newell, economist Alfred E. Kahn, the Scientific Time Sharing Corporation (headquarters), Governor of the U.S. Postal Service Timothy Lionel Jenkins, and American Visions magazine (headquarters).

The embassy is a contributing property to the Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District. Its 2009 property value is $1,301,060.
Date 20 March 2009
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38° 54′ 50.58″ N, 77° 2′ 47.93″ W

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