Whitehaven (house)

Whitehaven
Whitehaven location of Whitehaven in Washington, D.C.
General information
Architectural style	Georgian
Address	3067 Whitehaven Street NW
Town or city	Washington, DC
Country	United States
Coordinates	38°55′07″N 77°03′49″W / 38.9187°N 77.0635°W / 38.9187; -77.0635Coordinates: 38°55′07″N 77°03′49″W / 38.9187°N 77.0635°W / 38.9187; -77.0635
Owner	Bill Clinton
Technical details
Material	brick
Size	5,500 square foot (510 m2)
Floor count	3
Grounds	0.33 acres (0.13 ha)

Whitehaven is a Clinton family-owned mansion in Washington, D.C. used by Hillary Clinton when she is in residence in the capital. (The primary Clinton home is in Chappaqua, New York.) Built in 1951, the Georgian-style house is located near Washington's Embassy Row. Notable past residents have included Sir David Muirhead, Henry Brandon and Muffie Cabot.

Whitehaven, so-called as it is located on Whitehaven Street, is a brick Georgian-style mansion with white trim that sits on 0.33 acres (0.13 ha) of property in the Massachusetts Avenue Heights neighborhood and is adjacent to the embassies of New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom, and within walking distance of Number One Observatory Circle, the official residence of the Vice-President of the United States.

According to The Washington Post, Whitehaven is situated in an area that is "the kind of place where 'No Trespassing' signs outnumber welcome mats and where maids answer the doorbells in the afternoon" while The New York Times, quoting a local real estate broker, described it as a "quiet neighborhood" with "no real sense of community per se".

As of 2000, the year of its purchase by the Clintons, the 5,500-square-foot (510 m²) home had seven bedrooms and five bathrooms. From 2004 to 2007 the property was redecorated by Washington-area designer Rosemarie Howe during which time it was also expanded. The main dining room can accommodate 30 dinner guests and the expansive backyard features a swimming pool.