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2. The Octagon House - Wikipedia

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   The Octagon House. /  38.8963000°N 77.0415000°W  / 38.8963000; -77.0415000. The Octagon House, also known as the Colonel John Tayloe III House, is a house located at 1799 New York Avenue, Northwest in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was built in 1799 for John Tayloe III, the wealthiest planter in the country, at the ...

3. Thomas Jefferson Building - Wikipedia

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   The Thomas Jefferson Building, also known as the Main Library, is the oldest of the Library of Congress buildings in Washington, D.C. Built between 1890 and 1897, it was initially known as the Library of Congress Building. In 1980, the building was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of ...

4. The Peacock Room - Wikipedia

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   F1904-61. Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room (better known as The Peacock Room[ 1]) is a work of interior decorative art created by James McNeill Whistler and Thomas Jeckyll, translocated to the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Whistler painted the paneled room in a unified palette of blue-greens with over- glazing and metallic ...

5. Architecture of Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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   Washington, D.C. is a planned city. It was chosen by George Washington as the site for the capital city for the new nation. In 1791, President Washington chose Frenchman Pierre L'Enfant to design the plan for the new city. [ 4] L'Enfant created the L'Enfant Plan to map out the city's streets.

6. The Mansion on O Street - Wikipedia

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   The Mansion on O Street is an American luxury boutique hotel in the Dupont Circle historic district of Washington D.C. The hotel is noted for eccentric interior styling which includes hidden doors, secret passages, and rooms in which all furnishings and fixtures are for sale. The four-story building contains guest rooms, a private Social club ...

7. Renwick Gallery - Wikipedia

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   Added to NRHP. March 24, 1969. The Renwick Gallery is a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum located in Washington, D.C. that displays American craft and decorative arts from the 19th to 21st century. The gallery is housed in a National Historic Landmark building that was opened in 1859 on Pennsylvania Avenue and originally housed the ...

8. Decatur House - Wikipedia

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   December 19, 1960 [ 2] Designated NHLDCP. August 29, 1970. Decatur House is a historic house museum at 748 Jackson Place in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It is named after its first owner and occupant, the naval officer Stephen Decatur. [ 2] The house (built, 1818) is located at the northwest corner of Lafayette Square, at ...

9. List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.

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   38°54′05″N 77°02′46″W. /  38.901444°N 77.046167°W  / 38.901444; -77.046167  ( Cleveland Abbe House) Cleveland Abbe, a prominent meteorologist who became known as the father of the National Weather Service, lived in this house from 1877 to 1909. Previous occupants in the early decades of the 19th century included James ...