The Historic Decatur House - White House Historical Association
WEBThereafter known as Decatur House, it was a nearly square three-story town house constructed with red brick in the austere Federal fashion of the day. In 1819, the Decaturs moved in with high expectations for the Capital City as well as their own social position.
Facility Details - White House Historical Association
WEBThe Entertaining Parlors within the historic house museum are perfect for intimate gatherings. Striking inlayed wood floors, 19thcentury chandeliers, full-length mirrors and painted ceilings ornament these elegant rooms.
Decatur House - Wikipedia
WEBDecatur House is one of the oldest surviving homes in Washington, D.C., and one of only three remaining houses in the country designed by neoclassical architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Completed in 1818 for naval hero Stephen Decatur and his wife, Susan, the Federal Style house is prominently located across Lafayette Square from the White House .
Decatur House on Lafayette Square - Washington DC
WEBThe Decatur House is an excellent example of Federal-style architecture, featuring the only preserved urban slave quarters in D.C, and one of the only in existence nationwide. Standing for 200 years, Decatur House is a testament to the complex history of …
Commodore Stephen Decatur House - U.S. National Park Service
WEBApr 7, 2021 · The Decatur House is both an architectural landmark and a historical landmark as the first private residence in the neighborhood of the White House and as one of the few remaining residential designs of renowned Architect …
Tour the Historic Decatur House
WEBJan 8, 2024 · Visit and explore the nearly 200-year history of Decatur House and its Slave Quarters, the only existing slave quarters within sight of the White House and learn more about the many additional programs and offerings of the Association. Tours begin at 1610 H Street, NW at 10:30am and 1pm and last approximately one hour.
Decatur House - National Trust for Historic Preservation
WEBDecatur House is one of the oldest surviving homes in Washington, DC, and one of only three remaining residential buildings in the country designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the father of American architecture. A National Trust Historic Site.
Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation
WEBLatrobe's design was for an imposing, restrained, and nearly cubic (51 feet wide by 45 feet deep) three-story, three-bay corner house with a hip roof, the first private residence erected facing the president's park. He treated its brick walls as a tautly stretched membrane punctured by windows.
Decatur House on Lafayette Square | Washington DC
WEBDesigned by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe in 1818, this historic home was the first and last private residence in Lafayette Square. The Decatur House is an excellent example of Federal-style architecture, featuring the only preserved urban slave quarters in D.C, and one of the only in existence nationwide.
Behind the Historic Fabric of Washington, D.C.’s Decatur House
WEBJun 28, 2018 · In a new book published by the White House Historical Association (WHHA), historians and other experts tell the full story behind Decatur House—a historic home, house museum, and National Trust Historic Site—and its effects on the history of Washington, D.C., as well as the history of the National Trust and the preservation movement as a whole.