One of three once identical row houses erected in 1834 for Henry Raphael Denis, an attorney.
Dr. Jokichi Takamine (1854-1922), Japanese chemist, philanthropist and co-commissioner for the 1884-1885 World's Cotton Exposition, is said to have resided here during the World's Fair. Here he met and later married Caroline Field Hitch, daughter of Ebenezer Hitch, a retired Union Officer who lived in the house at that time.
A founder of the American Biotechnology Industry, Takamine is credited with the discovery of Adrenalin in 1900. The first hormone isolated in pure form.Over 3,000 flowering cherry trees that grace Washington, D.C. were given in 1912 by Dr. Takamine on behalf of the City of Tokyo to symbolize peace between Japan and the United States.
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