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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Title page from Paul Jennings' memoir "A Colored Man's Reminiscences of James Madison."
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...
The young national capital at Washington, D.C. became the center of the War of 1812 with Great Britain during the...
First Lady Lou Hoover's invitation to Jessie L. DePriest to a White House tea party in 1929 created a storm of...
In 1816, Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr. and his wife Susan moved to the nascent capital city of Washington, D.C. With...
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The burning of the White House by the British in 1814 during James Madison's presidency represented a low point in our...
By Elyse Werling In this article, Elyse Werling illustrates a timeline of White House ceremonies and receptions from the James...
Tuesday, March 15 12:00-6:00pm: Registration at the Adolphus Hotel 12:00-3:00pm: Optional Day Trip The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey...
As a public and digital historian, my work explores how and why groups and individuals reimagine the spaces around them...
Construction on the President's House began in 1792 in Washington, D.C., a new capital situated in sparsely settled region far...
Catherine Allgor is the president of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Previously, she had been the Nadine and Robert Skotheim Director...