CHANCERIESTHE DIPLOMATIC ATLAS

Gibson Fahnestock House

2311 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC

The Republic of China purchased the Gibson Fahnestock House and moved its chancery here in 1943. The house later served Haiti’s embassy and its consular section. [1] [2]

Diplomatic Use

Changes to the Property

  • Property purchased: Republic of China: 1943 [1]

Sources

  1. Old Chinese Legation: National Register nomination

    PDF page 1, address; PDF page 20 (Section 8, p. 18), opening; PDF page 22 (Section 8, p. 20), embassy rank and 1943 move; PDF page 23 (Section 8, p. 21), conversion

  2. Bureaux consulaires

    Section consulaire de l’Ambassade d’Haïti à Washington, D.C., lines 45–48

Notes

  • The date of the transfer from Chinese to Haitian use is not established. Haiti’s undated official directory identifies the consular section at this address.

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