December 5, 1866 - George Oakley Totten Jr.

One of most prolific and skilled architects in the Gilded Age America


George Oakley Totten Jr.  
He had many private clients who were interested in constructing large, elegant mansions in the styles he was designing on 16th Street (Meridian Hill). He also designed many private city and country dwellings in Washington, including a group of houses in the 2600 block of 16th Street, N.W., representing several styles of architecture.
He also designed homes in Vermont and New Jersey. He was architect for a number of government buildings including the post office at Waterbury, Connecticut and the $3 million post office and federal court building at Newark, New Jersey, that opened in 1934.

George Oakley Totten Jr. house


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