House of Mercy

House of Mercy has reached out to the needs of women and children in the Washington area and beyond since the 1880s. The House of Mercy’s Board of Trustees determined in 1972 that a wider need could be met by converting the building and its program to comprehensive childcare and education for infants and very young children of low and moderate income families.House of Mercy brought Rosemount Center into being as its central mission, providing the building and adjacent property without charge, paying a portion of its maintenance costs, and supplying financial support for the Rosemount programs.

House of Mercy Board of Trustees:

Rt. Rev. John B. Chane, Chairman

Barbara J. Jones, President

Nicholas Haffenreffer, Vice President & Treasurer

Margaret Axtell, Secretary

Kaye Oman, President, Ladies' Board

Lisa Block

Andrew Brown

Amanda Deaver

William Ince

Pilar Laugel

 James R. Lowe

Robert Marsteller

Ernest N. May, Jr.

Lynne Nelson 

Michael Oliphant

Lyn Witt