Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House
The Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House is a Federal-style house located at 21 Madison Place NW in Washington, D.C., in the United States. The house is on the northeast corner of Madison Place NW and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, directly across the street from the White House and the Treasury Building.Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: Federal-style house located at 21 Madison Place NW in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Cameron House”, “Little White House”, and “Tayloe-Cameron House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and The Oval Office.
National Mall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
The Oval Office
Government office
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the White House in Washington, D.C. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing. The Oval Office is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House.
Lafayette Square
Park
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Lafayette Square is a seven-acre public park located within President's Park in Washington, D.C., directly north of the White House on H Street, bounded by Jackson Place on the west, Madison Place on the east and Pennsylvania Avenue on the south. Lafayette Square is situated 480 feet west of Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown and Golden Triangle.
Downtown
Suburb
Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.
East End
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.
Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House
- Category: house
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.8997° or 38° 53′ 59″ northLongitude
-77.03488° or 77° 2′ 6″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Levels
3Open location code
87C4VXX8+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 48056888OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
4137723Wikidata ID
Q4889076
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House” goes by many names.
- French: “Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House”
- Spanish: “Casa de Benjamin Ogle Tayloe”
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