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![[View of stable at the Octagon House, Washington, D.C. with brick fence, trellis fence, and tree]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTIvdmlldy1vZi1zdGFibGUtYXQtdGhlLW9jdGFnb24taG91c2Utd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy13aXRoLWJyaWNrLWZlbmNlLXRyZWxsaXMtYWM0NTVmLTEwMjQuanBn/320/255/jpg "[View of stable at the Octagon House, Washington, D.C. with brick fence, trellis fence, and tree]")
![[Interior of Octagon House showing circular vestibule, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjEvaW50ZXJpb3Itb2Ytb2N0YWdvbi1ob3VzZS1zaG93aW5nLWNpcmN1bGFyLXZlc3RpYnVsZS13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLThiN2Q4OS02NDAuanBn/40/32/webp "[Interior of Octagon House showing circular vestibule, Washington, D.C.]")
![Octagon House, [Washington, D.C.], mantel in parlor](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvb2N0YWdvbi1ob3VzZS13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLW1hbnRlbC1pbi1wYXJsb3ItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "Octagon House, [Washington, D.C.], mantel in parlor")
![[Plaque on exterior of the Octagon House, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMvcGxhcXVlLW9uLWV4dGVyaW9yLW9mLXRoZS1vY3RhZ29uLWhvdXNlLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtMzBjYjc0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Plaque on exterior of the Octagon House, Washington, D.C.]")
![Octagon House, [Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvb2N0YWdvbi1ob3VzZS13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "Octagon House, [Washington, D.C.]")
![[Octagon House, exterior showing windows, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTEvb2N0YWdvbi1ob3VzZS1leHRlcmlvci1zaG93aW5nLXdpbmRvd3Mtd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy0zOWU0ZDMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Octagon House, exterior showing windows, Washington, D.C.]")
![[White House with scaffolding, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjcvMDEvMDEvd2hpdGUtaG91c2Utd2l0aC1zY2FmZm9sZGluZy13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[White House with scaffolding, Washington, D.C.]")
