Dumbarton House
Dumbarton House is a Federal style house located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was completed around 1800. Its first occupant was Joseph Nourse, the first Register of the Treasury.Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
- Type: Building
- Description: 1799 historic house museum in Washington, D.C.
- Historically known as: “Bellevue”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dumbarton Oaks Estate and Oak Hill Cemetery.
Dumbarton Oaks Estate
Museum
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Dumbarton Oaks, formally the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, is a historic estate in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was the residence and gardens of wealthy U.S. diplomat Robert Woods Bliss and his wife Mildred Barnes Bliss. Dumbarton Oaks Estate is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Dumbarton House.
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cemetery
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Oak Hill Cemetery is a historic 22-acre cemetery located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C, in the United States. It was founded in 1848 and completed in 1853, and is a prime example of a rural cemetery. Oak Hill Cemetery is situated 820 feet north of Dumbarton House.
Mount Zion Cemetery
Cemetery
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Mount Zion Cemetery/Female Union Band Society Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at 27th Street NW and Mill Road NW in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. Mount Zion Cemetery is situated 680 feet east of Dumbarton House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West End and Georgetown.
West End
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.
Georgetown
Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.
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.
Dumbarton House
- Categories: house and historic house museum
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From French to Slovenian—“Dumbarton House” goes by many names.
- French: “Dumbarton House”
- German: “Dumbarton House (Washington, DC)”
- German: “Dumbarton House”
- Slovenian: “Dumbarton House”
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