Collection The President's Neighborhood
Since the White House was first occupied by President John Adams in 1800, influential people and organizations—or those who hoped to...
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Newly renovated Lower Level Entertaining Parlors.
Since the White House was first occupied by President John Adams in 1800, influential people and organizations—or those who hoped to...
When Commodore Stephen Decatur and his wife, Susan, moved into their new three story brick home across from the White...
Few people know the story of a brave woman named Charlotte Dupuy who was enslaved in Decatur House, the large...
Carriage House: For more than 20 years, the Carriage House and Courtyard space at Decatur House has provided a beautiful backdrop...
The 18th century uses of Lafayette Square included a family graveyard, an apple orchard, racetrack and a market. The federal...
When Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr., and his wife, Susan, moved to the new federal city in 1816, they purchased land on...
Recently, White House neighbors on Lafayette Square shared a fascinating surprise. In October 2008, Decatur House, an historic property of the...
Imagine spending a balmy evening chatting over cocktails in the courtyard of one of the most elegant and historic houses...
The White House Historical Association offers free public tours of historic Decatur House every Monday, excluding holidays.* A fixture of...
The six Utagawa Kunitsuru paintings hung in the Decatur House’s California parlor on the second floor from the late 1870s...
We at the White House Historical Association are relative newcomers to Lafayette Square. The windows of our brick town houses...