The Dolley Madison House on Lafayette Square
The Dolley Madison House, a yellow structure on the corner of H Street and Madison Place in “The President’s Neig...
The Dolley Madison House on Lafayette Square - Photo 2
- Date of Work
- c. 1918-1920
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Library of Congress
The Dolley Madison House on Lafayette Square - Photo 2
Dolley Madison House, c. 1918-1920, with the bay window facing H Street added by the Cosmos Club.
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