- Tudor Place
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name =Tudor Place
nrhp_type = nhl
caption =
location= 1644 31st Street, NWWashington, D.C.
lat_degrees = 38
lat_minutes = 54
lat_seconds = 38.91
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 77
long_minutes = 3
long_seconds = 48.02
long_direction = W
area =
built =1815
architect=Dr. William Thornton
architecture= Federal
designated =December 12 ,1960
added =October 15 ,1966
governing_body = Private
refnum=66000871cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]Tudor Place is a
mansion inWashington, D.C. that was originally the home of Thomas and Martha Custis Peter. Martha Custis Peter was the granddaughter ofGeorge Washington , who left her the $8,000 in his will that was used to purchase the property in 1805. The property, comprising one city block on the crest of Georgetown Heights, had an excellent view of thePotomac River . Tudor Place is located at 1644 31st Street, N.W. and is open to the public.Tudor Place was designed by
Dr. William Thornton , who also designed theUnited States Capitol as well asThe Octagon House . A previous owner of the property had begun improvements by building what are now the house's wings. Thornton then provided the central structure and the joining elements to the wings, combining them with buff-coloredstucco over brick. The "temple" porch and supporting columns provide a most striking addition to the front. The gardens and the historic house museum's collections are as rich and interesting as the home itself. A focal point is the collection of over 100 objects that belonged to George andMartha Washington . Over the years, both the home and gardens have been enriched by 180 years of Peter family ownership. Tudor Place gives a rare glimpse into American cultural and social history.Tudor Place was featured in
Bob Vila 'sA&E Network production,cite web |url= http://www.bobvila.com/BVTV/AE/America.html |title= "Guide to Historic Homes of America." |author=Bob Vila |format=html |work=A&E Network |date= 1996 |quote= ] "Guide to Historic Homes of America," in the two-hour segment on theMid-Atlantic States .cite web |url= http://www.bobvila.com/BVTV/AE/Atlantic.html |title= "Bob Vila's Guide to Historic Homes of the Mid-Atlantic." |format=html |work=A&E Network |quote= ]References
External links
* [http://www.tudorplace.org/ Tudor Place Foundation]
* [http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek07/0525/0525d_pw.cfm Tudor Place: Democracy Starts at Home, from AIArchitect article from May 25, 2007]
* [http://archive.cyark.org/tudor-place-info Tudor Place Digital Media Archive] (creative commons -licensed photos, laser scans, panoramas) from Tudor Place Foundation/CyArk partnership
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.