Decatur House

Home to Washington's Elite

Numerous influential political figures have called Decatur House home, including President Martin Van Buren. (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith) Learn More

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Decatur House, a National Trust Historic Site

This site features Decatur House, designed by architect Benjamin Latrobe, as well as one of the few examples of urban slave quarters. (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith) Learn More

Decatur

A Committment to Preservation

In 2004, reconstruction and restoration was completed on the home's original 19th century kitchen. (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith) Learn More

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Honoring Women: Decatur House

This neo-classical house was donated by its owner, Mrs. Truxton Beale, to the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1953. Mrs. Beale also wrote a history of the house “Decatur House and its inhabitants,” which she published privately in 1954.

Decatur House is one of the oldest surviving homes in Washington, DC and one of only three remaining houses in the country designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the father of American architecture. Completed in 1818 for naval hero Stephen Decatur and his wife, Susan, its distinguished neo-classical architecture and prominent location across from the White House made Decatur House one of the Capitol's most desirable addresses and home of many of the nation's most prominent figures.

Decatur House is owned and operated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

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