Connecticut Avenue divides Kalorama into two distinct neighborhoods: Kalorama Triangle to the east and Sheridan-Kalorama to the west.
The more exclusive Sheridan-Kalorama neighborhood includes stately single-family homes, luxury condos and co-ops, numerous embassies, parks, museums and a few private schools. The neighborhood was designated an historic district in 1989. Its boundaries span from Florida Avenue to the south, Rock Creek Park to the north and west and Connecticut Avenue to the east.
Kalorama was so named by diplomat Joel Barlow when he purchased the land in 1807. In Greek, Kalorama means "beautiful vista."
Rich with history, this neighborhood has been home to seven Presidents -- more than any other place in the country (with the exception of the White House, of course). Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Warren G. Harding, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower all called Kalorama home.
