Decatur House

Address: 748 Jackson Place, N.W. Entrance at 1610 H Street
Phone: 202-842-0920
Guided Tours:

House Tours - tours leave at quarter past each hour
Friday and Saturday, 10am to 5pm
Sunday - noon to 4pm

Museum Shop and Exhibition open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sundays, noon to 4:00 p.m.

Closed major holidays.

The house is only available by guided tour.
Admission: Suggested $5 donation for the House Tour and Exhibition Gallery. Handicap accessiblee
Visitor Entrance: Entrance at 1610 H Street
Metro: Farragut West (blue and orange lines) Farragut North (red line)
Website: http://www.decaturhouse.org
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Overview of organization: Decatur House is one of the oldest surviving homes in Washington,DC, and one of only three remaining residential buildings 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 capital's most desirable addresses and home to many of our nation's most prominent figures. Today, visitors hear compelling stories of this unique site, from elite socializing to a fatal duel to a slave's campaign for freedom.