Inscription
United States Embassy, 1863 - 1866.
Henry Brooks Adams, 1838 - 1918, U.S. historian lived here.
Greater London Council
Site: US Embassy & Brooks Adams (1 memorial)
W1, Portland Place, 98
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
US Embassy & Brooks Adams
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Embassy of the United States
The first US Minister to the Court of St James, John Adams, rented No 9 Grosv...
Henry Brooks Adams
Apart from the fact that he won a Pulitzer for "Education of Henry Adams," 19...
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US Embassy & Brooks Adams
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Greater London Council
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