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Henry Adams and United States Embassy in London blue plaque
Henry Adams · American historian
Inscription
“United States Embassy 1863-1866. Henry Brooks Adams 1838-1918 US historian lived here”
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1838-1918
Life dates
98 Portland Place, Westminster, Westminster, W1
W1B
Erected 1978
administered by English Heritage as part of the London wide plaque scheme, Greater London Council
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Henry Adams
American historian · (1838-1918)
United States Embassy in London
embassy · (1863-1866)
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