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.

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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

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The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C., United States. 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

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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.

Decatur House

Categories: historic house museum, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.90002° or 38° 54′ 0″ north

Longitude

-77.03839° or 77° 2′ 18″ west

Elevation

62 feet (19 metres)

Open location code

87C4WX26+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1341584665

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

4138236

Wikidata ID

Q5248791

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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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