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	Key $ Admission is charged P Parking HA Handicapped Accessible SH Shop GT Group or Coach tour available upon request R Rentals available FS Food Service - Click the icon to see the key for the house entries. - Click to get a map of all the HHMC sites. *Note that links to individual museum sites will open in a new window.
	1. Anderson House HA GT R 2118 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008 (202) 785-2040 This 1905 Beaux-Arts mansion was the home of Ambassador Larz Anderson and his wife Isabel, a noted author. In 1937, the Andersons gave the house and much of its furnishings to the Society of the Cincinnati, a patriotic organization founded at the close of the American Revolution.
	2. Dumbarton House $ P HA R GT 2715 Q Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007-3071 (202) 337-2288, www.dumbartonhouse.org Stately home of America’s first Register of the Treasury and Dolley Madison’s first stop while fleeing the British during the burning of Washington in 1814. Fine collection of Federal period decorative arts, textiles, fabrics, and furniture focused upon conveying a sense of life and values during the American Republic’s early years.
	3. Frederick Douglass National Historic Site HA P SH GT 1411 W Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020 (202) 426-5961, www.nps.gov/frdo Freed black slave and civil rights leader Frederick Douglass lived in this house from 1877 to 1895. Collections include family furnishings, documents, and personal artifacts related to Douglass’ work.
	4. Heurich House Museum HA R GT 1307 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 429-1894 The Heurich House Mansion was built in 1892-1894 by German immigrant, brewer, real estate investor and philanthropist, Christian Heurich. The Heurich House Mansion is America’s Premier Late-Victorian House Museum.
	5. Hillwood Museum & Gardens $ HA FS P SH GT 4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008 202-686-5807, www.hillwoodmuseum.org Hillwood is the legacy of its Founder Marjorie Merriweath Post. The museum holds the most comprehensive collection of Imperial Russian art outside of Russia and a world-renowned collection of 18th century French decorative arts.
	6. Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS SH GT 1318 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005 (202) 673-2402, www.nps.gov/mamc The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site served as the national headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women from 1943 to 1966. The park's archives houses materials pertaining to black women and their organizations. Back to top
	NEW! Meridian International Center P, HA, GT, R 1624 Crescent Pl., NW, Washington, DC 20009 (202) 939-5568, www.meridian.org Meridian International Center is an educational and cultural institution, promoting international understanding through the exchange of people, ideas and the arts. The organization s three-acre site encompasses two historic mansions, Meridian House and White-Meyer House, and their surrounding gardens. Both houses, built in the early 1900 s, were designed by noted architect John Russell Pope and are listed on the national Register of Historic Places. Originally serving as the retirement homes for Ambassadors Laughlin and White, White-Meyer was later purchased by Eugene Meyer, owner of The Washington Post.
	7. The Octagon, the Museum of the American Architectural Foundation $ HA SH GT 1799 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006 (202) 638-3221, www.archfoundation.org/octagon, info@theoctagon.org Designed in 1799 by William Thornton, first architect of the U.S Capitol, for the Tayloe family, The Octagon is devoted to preserving exhibitions and programs on architecture and design. As one of the earliest residences in the nation's capitol, The Octagon is an outstanding example of Federal period architecture.
	8. Old Stone House SH 3051 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007 (202) 426-6851, www.nps.gov/rocr, rocr_superintendent@nps.gov The Old Stone House is one of the oldest houses in Washington DC. The story of the house effects the changing population and industry of the Federal City.
	9. Sewall-Belmont House and Museum R SH GT 144 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002 (202) 546-1210, www.sewallbelmont.org, info@sewallbelmont.org Steps from the U.S. Capitol and the Supreme Court, the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum, completed in 1799, is the headquarters of the historic National Woman’s Party and one of the premier women’s history sites in the nation. With more than 150 years of archives and artifacts from the suffrage and equal rights movement, this National Historic Landmark celebrates women’s long quest for citizenship and equality.
	10. The Stephen Decatur House Museum HA P SH GT R 1610 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 (202) 842-0920, www.decaturhouse.org, decatur_house@nthp.org Designed by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe for naval hero Stephen Decatur and located across from the White House, Decatur House has remained one of Washington’s most distinguished addresses since its construction in 1818.
	11. Tudor Place Historic House & Garden $ SH GT 1644 31st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007 (202) 965-0400, www.tudorplace.org, info@tudorplace.org This 1816 neoclassical house, built by Martha Custis Peter, Martha Washington’s granddaughter, displays six generations of family furnishings, including a substantial collection of Mount Vernon objects and 5 ½ acres of gardens.
	12. The White House HA SH 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20502 (202) 456-7041, www.whitehouse.gov The White House was designed by James Hoban in 1792 and first occupied in 1800 by President John Adams. The State Rooms, open to the public, are a museum of American history and art. White House Visitor’s Center is located at 15 & E Streets and opens at 7:30 a.m.
	NEW! Woodley House 3000 Cathedral Avenue, Washington, DC 20008 http://www.woodleysociety.org/ Woodley, a Federal style manor house, was built in 1801 by Philip Barton Key, the only former Loyalist to achieve national prominence and win a seat in Congress. At various times in the 19th Century, Woodley served as the summer White House, and in the 20th, it was home to a number of prominent Americans including Geoge Patton and Henry Stimson. In 1950 it was bought and incorporated into Maret School.
	13. Woodrow Wilson House - National Trust $ HA SH R GT 2340 S Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008 (202) 387-4062, www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org, mdanch@woodrowwilsonhouse.org Washington’s only presidential museum was the home of the 28th President after he left the White House in 1921. The Wilsons’ furnishings and other possessions are on display.
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