Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Summary
Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.
2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place
Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion for a year after the British burned the White House in 1814. Treaty of Ghent signed in circular room on second floor. Designed by Thornton, original designer of the U.S. Capitol.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N989
Survey number: HABS DC-25
Building/structure dates: 1798-1800 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1825 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000863
Tags
town houses
official residences
brick buildings
us presidents
domestic life
peace treaties
hospitals
schools
federal architectural elements
sandstone
palladian windows
ionic order
washington city
octagon
octagon house
new york avenue
northwest
washington dc
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american architectural foundation
american institute of architects aia
john o brostrup
j e fauber
jennifer hammond
historic american buildings survey
college of architecture and environmental design kent state university
f j lindstrom
james madison
elizabeth corbin murphy
matthew schoening
kevin spring
emily steiner
stephanie swarner
john tayloe
william thornton
george washington
rachel yarger
photo
ultra high resolution
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treaty of ghent
war of 1812
us capitol
united states capitol washington dc
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white house
official white house photos public domain
library of congress
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national register of historic places
historic landmarks
Date
1930 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Thornton, William
Washington, George
Madison, James
Tayloe, John
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Fauber, J E
American Architectural Foundation
Lindstrom, F J, transmitter
Kent State University, College of Architecture & Environmental Design, sponsor
Murphy, Elizabeth Corbin, faculty sponsor
Hammond, Jennifer, field team
Schoening, Matthew, field team
Spring, Kevin, field team
Steiner, Emily, field team
Swarner, Stephanie, field team
Yarger, Rachel, field team
American Architectural Foundation, sponsor
Brostrup, John O, photographer
Location
The Capitol
,
38.88983, -77.00887
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html