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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1818/00/00 Stephen Decatur Jr Home Decatur House built for Stephen Decatur Jr.
1818/00/00 Benjamin H Latrobe Architect Decatur House built for Stephen Decatur Jr.
1820/03/20 Stephen Decatur Jr Host After a one-week honeymoon, Commodore and Mrs Stephen Decatur honor Maria Hester and Samuel L Gouverneur with a reception at the Decatur House. Marriage of Maria Hester Monroe and Samuel Lawrence Gouverneur
1820/03/22 Stephen Decatur Jr Died Stephen Decatur dies in the front room (left of the front entrance) of his Washington home. Barron and Decatur Duel
1831/00/00 Edward Livingston Home Edward Livingston moves into the Decatur House in 1831 and lives there as Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson until 1833
1851/00/00 Rep William Appleton Home William Appleton moves into the Decatur House. Mr Appleton will make this his home until 1857.
1872/00/00 Edward Fitzgerald Beale Home Edward F Beale purchases the Decatur House
1883/01/00 Ulysses S Grant Visitor Mr and Mrs grant visit the Beale's during their stay in Washington.

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Particulars for Decatur House:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style Federal Style
Area of Significance Military
Level of Significance National
Criteria Person
Area of Significance Politics-government
Owner Private
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 66000858
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: Latrobe,Benjamin Henry
Architectural Style: Federal
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Military, Politics-government, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering, Person
Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1825-1849
Significant Year: 1818, 1819
Associated People: Decatur,Stephen,et al.
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Museum

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