The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_Syria,_Washington,_D.C." class="extiw" title="en:Embassy of Syria, Washington, D.C.">Embassy of Syria</a> is located at 2215 Wyoming Avenue in Washington, D.C. It was built as a private residence for Representative <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvan_T._Fuller" class="extiw" title="en:Alvan T. Fuller">Alvan T. Fuller</a> in 1908 and designed by architect <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appleton_P._Clark_Jr." class="extiw" title="en:Appleton P. Clark Jr.">Appleton P. Clark Jr.</a> President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Taft" class="extiw" title="en:William Howard Taft">William Howard Taft</a> lived there while serving on the Supreme Court. His wife, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Herron_Taft" class="extiw" title="en:Helen Herron Taft">Helen Herron Taft</a>, continued living there after his death in 1930. The building is a contributing property to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheridan-Kalorama_Historic_District" class="extiw" title="en:Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District">Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District</a>.
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