| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1817/06/00 | Benjamin H Latrobe | Architect | Benjamin Latrobe designs a residence for Stephen and Susan Decatur. "If the house should be occupied by a foreign Minister, I would also recommend the addition of a slight one story-room, for a servants hall." - BHL | |||
| 1818/00/00 | Stephen Decatur | Home | Decatur House built for Stephen Decatur Jr. | |||
| 1820/03/20 | Stephen Decatur | 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 | Died | Stephen Decatur dies in the front room (left of the front entrance) of his Washington home. | Barron and Decatur Duel | ||
| 1822/01/00 | Susan Decatur receives a $1,309.85 bill for erecting a building joining the House in President's Square. The 1st floor of the service wing contains a kitchen, dining room and laundry. The 2nd floor has 4 chambers designated as living quarters, 1821-1822. | |||||
| 1827/00/00 | Henry Clay | Home | Secretary of State Henry Clay rents the Decatur House and brings enslaved people with him from Kentucky, including Charlotte Dupuy (or Dupee) and her family. | |||
| 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 | |||
| 1836/00/00 | John Gadsby | Home | John Gadsby buys the Decatur House moves with his family and at least 20 enslaved domestic servants into Decatur House. The Gadsby family will own the mansion for the next 35 years. | |||
| 1840/00/00 | John Gadsby | Home | The census records ten enslaved people and two free Black men are living at Decatur House. | |||
| 1840/00/00 | Adolphe Fourier de Bacourt | Guest | I went to an evening party at Mr Gadsby's,... He is an old wretch who has made his fortune in the slave trade,... I should make my government unpopular if I refused to associate with this kind of people. - Adolphe Fouirer de Bacourt | |||
| 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. | |||
| 1902/00/00 | Truxtun Beale, son of Mary Edwards Beale and General Edward Fitzgerald Beale, inherits Decatur House upon the death of his mother. | |||||
| 1956/00/00 | Marie Oge Beale | Benefactor | Marie Oge Beale bequeaths the Decatur House to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. |
| 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 |
| Activity | |
|---|---|
| Activity Category | Tour |
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