Octagon House
The Octagon House, also known as the Colonel John Tayloe III House, is a house located at 1799 New York Avenue, Northwest in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was built in 1799 for John Tayloe III, the wealthiest planter in the country, at the behest of his new family member George Washington, as his sister Sarah Tayloe married William Augustine Washington, son of Gen.Photo: Aude, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Museum
- Description: historic house in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “American Institute of Architects Headquarters”, “American Institute of Architects Library”, “Tayloe House”, “The Octagon”, and “The Octagon House”
- Address: 1799 New York Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20006
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 1,200 feet east of Octagon House.
Washington Monument
Photo: Greyfiveys, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Washington Monument is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Octagon House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golden Triangle and Foggy Bottom.
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.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
Photo: bootbearwdc, CC BY 2.0.
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.
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.
Octagon House
- Categories: single-family detached home, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89634° or 38° 53′ 47″ northLongitude
-77.04143° or 77° 2′ 29″ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Inception
1799Levels
3Open location code
87C4VXW5+GCOpenStreetMap ID
way 65780799OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Octagon House” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “八角屋”
- French: “The Octagon House”
- Japanese: “オクタゴンハウス”
- Slovenian: “The Octagon House”
- Spanish: “The Octagon House”
- Urdu: “آکٹاگون ہاؤس”
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