Decatur House - National Center for White House History
Decatur House - National Center for White House History is a history museum Northwest Washington Washington located in United States.
748 Jackson Pl NW (enter at 1610 H St NW) Washington , D.C. 20006 United States
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Constructed for Naval Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr. After Civil War acquired by Gen. Edward Fitzgerald Beale; noted for failed efforts to establish Camel Corps in US Army. Full site history via<LINK> Read more
Home of Stephen Decatur , naval hero of 1812, who is mortally wounded in a duel. He comes back to the house to died, and his ghost haunts the second floor today.
One of the owners had the California seal imprinted into one of the rooms. Check it out!
First private residence on Lafayette Square, built in 1818. Architectural work of Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
Nothing better than a Decatur House wedding! Congrats to Sarah & Vinod! #weddingDJ
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GREAT tour! Guide was amazing and full of knowledge about Lincoln, the cottage and the scope of the Civil War as it unfolded during his residency here at the cottage. - Laura Renenger
The tour guides are very friendly and helpful as well as awesome - Dave Lepkowski
Information warehouse for the curious mind. Highly recommend as a family outing place. Kids love it. - Aniruddha Mandke
Beautiful statues and sculptures with historical context provided. People were walking around or laying down on their breaks. It was a nice, social area to walk through. - Slightly Perfect
A nice place for a weekday business meeting over drinks. They make some nice cocktails and la great location. - Ricky Sherrill
Category Arts and Entertainment » Museum » History Museum
Place United States » Washington » Northwest Washington