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Walsh

TIME : 2016/2/18 12:24:25

The Walsh-McLean House houses the Indonesian embassy. Gold-mining magnate Thomas Walsh commissioned the home in 1903, when it was said to be the costliest house in the city (not surprising, considering the gold-flecked marble pillars). To honor his fortune, Walsh embedded in the foundation a gold nugget, which has never been found.