H Street View of Corcoran Mansion

This photograph of the Corcoran House was taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston. It shows the H Street view of the Corcoran House in Washington, D.C. W. W. Corcoran was a philanthropist, banker, and patron of the arts who made his fortune in America. Corcoran hosted many parties for Washington's elite and displayed his vast art collection at this house, located in the northwest corner of Lafayette Square.