Collection The Decatur House Slave Quarters
In 1821-1822, Susan Decatur requested the construction of a service wing. The first floor featured a large kitchen, dining room,...
Ground floor plan of St. John's Church
- Credit
- Patrick Snadon and Thomas Williams
Ground floor plan of St. John's Church
Ground floor plan of Saint John’s Church as Latrobe designed it, reconstructed from Latrobe’s surviving drawings.
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