Oscar W Underwood House

The Oscar W. Underwood House is a historic house located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood Northwest, Washington, D.C. It is nationally significant for its association with Major Archibald Butt, and painter Francis Davis Millet – both of whom died in the Titanic disaster on April 15, 1912 – and also Alabama politician Oscar Underwood who lived there 1914–1925.

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Type: House
Description: historic house in Washington, D.C., United States
Also known as: “Oscar W. Underwood House”, “Oscar W. Underwood House;Oscar W Underwood House”, and “Underwood House - George Washington University”
Address: 2000 G Street Northwest, Washington, DC

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Oval Office and Washington Monument.

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 2,200 feet east of Oscar W Underwood House.

Washington Monument

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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 4,200 feet southeast of Oscar W Underwood House.

Lincoln Memorial

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The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D.C. The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple. Lincoln Memorial is situated 3,500 feet southwest of Oscar W Underwood House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golden Triangle and Foggy Bottom.

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.

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.

West End

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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.

Oscar W Underwood House

Categories: building and residential building
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89805° or 38° 53′ 53″ north

Longitude

-77.0451° or 77° 2′ 42″ west

Elevation

62 feet (19 metres)

Levels

Open location code

87C4VXX3+6X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 66409141

OpenStreetMap feature

building=house

GeoNames ID

4139922

Wikidata ID

Q7106303

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In Other Languages

“Oscar W Underwood House” goes by many names.

French: “Oscar W. Underwood House”

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