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,...
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This 1816 sketch by the architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe shows the secular neoclassicism of the original design, while the 1853 photograph shows how the building was remodeled to be more traditionally church-like.
In 1821-1822, Susan Decatur requested the construction of a service wing. The first floor featured a large kitchen, dining room,...
Since the James Madison presidency, St. John’s Church has been an important part of the life of Lafayette Square an...
Since the White House was first occupied by President John Adams in 1800, influential people and organizations—or those who hoped to...
From the beginning of its construction in 1792, until the 1902 renovation that shaped the modern identity and functions of the interior...
In this special episode of The 1600 Sessions, financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein interviews White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin...
For two hundred years, Decatur House has stood as a near neighbor to the White House across Lafayette Square. Stewart...
The White House observance of Christmas before the twentieth century was not an official event. First families decorated the house...
For more than a century, thousands of Americans have gathered in Lafayette Park across from the White House to exercise...
For more than two hundred years, Lafayette Square has been home to a wide variety of historical figures, from diplomats...
In 1816, Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr. and his wife Susan moved to the nascent capital city of Washington, D.C. With...
JAMES ARCHER ABBOTT is the Executive Director of the Lewes Historical Society in Lewes, Delaware. His publications include JANSEN, JANSEN...
20222022 Communicator Awards White House History Quarterly 62: September 11, 2001, Award of Excellence, Design Features, Cover Design for Corporate Communications White House History...