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The Embassy of the Republic of Cameroon 2349 Massachusetts
Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 The Christian Hauge
House Built 1906 Architect George Oakley Totten The
Embassy of the Republic of Cameroon
In 1906, local architect George Oakley Totten, Jr. was commissioned by Norwegian Diplomat
Christian Hauge to design the mansion at 2349
Massachusetts Avenue. A year earlier he was
appointed his nation's first minister to the United
States, the year in which they gained
independence from Sweden.
Hauge died during a snowshoeing accident in Norway
in the winter of 1907, however, never witnessing his mansion's completion.
His Kentucky-born wife lived at the residence until her death in 1927, and it
was the scene of many lavish social parties during her tenure. The mansion
now serves as the Embassy of the Republic
of Cameroon.
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