Decatur House
Decatur House is a historic house museum at 748 Jackson Place in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It is named after its first owner and occupant, the naval officer Stephen Decatur Jr.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tim1965, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: historic house in Washington, D.C., United States
- Also known as: “David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History” and “Stephen Decatur House”
- Address: 1610 H Street Northwest, Washington, DC
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and The Oval Office.
National Mall
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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
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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 1,000 feet south of Decatur House.
Blair House
Government office
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Blair House, also known as The President's Guest House, is an official residence in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. The President's Guest House has been called "the world's most exclusive hotel" because it is primarily used as a state guest house to host visiting dignitaries and other guests of the president. Blair House is situated 350 feet south of Decatur House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golden Triangle and Downtown.
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.
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.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
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Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown D.C.
Decatur House
- Categories: historic house museum, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.90002° or 38° 54′ 0″ northLongitude
-77.03839° or 77° 2′ 18″ westElevation
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
87C4WX26+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1341584665OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Decatur House” goes by many names.
- French: “Decatur House”
- Portuguese: “Casa Decatur”
- Swedish: “Decatur House”
- Ukrainian: “Будинок Декейтера”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Decatur House”. Photo: Tim1965, Public domain.