Mihran Mesrobian House

Chevy Chase, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Heritage registerNational Register of Historic Places↗

The Mihran Mesrobian House stands as a striking example of Streamline Moderne design in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Built in 1941, this two-story frame-and-brick structure was designed by Washington, D.C.-area architect Mihran Mesrobian for himself and his wife Zabelle—his only self-commissioned residence. A practitioner of Beaux-Arts and Art Deco styles in earlier decades, Mesrobian chose a more modernistic aesthetic for this home, though initial radical designs were tempered to comply with the neighborhood's conservative design covenants. The house features asymmetrical massing, whitewashed brick resembling concrete, glass block panels, and a second-floor sun porch beneath a low hip roof. Mesrobian also designed the perimeter wall of cinderblock and brick with classical cast-stone ornamental details and its gate, completed in 1945. The residence distinguished itself among the area's traditional revival architecture and remained Mesrobian's home until his death in 1975. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.