- Laird-Dunlop House
The Laird-Dunlop House, an historic mansion in the Georgetown section of
Washington, D.C. The house stands at 3014 N Street N.W.Design
The house is tripartite, with a central block set between eastern and western wings. As it stands today, the house would be considered Victorian or
Colonial Revival in design, with red brick, arched windows on the first floor, and a course or line of horizontal brownstone breaking up the facade.History
Original owner
The central block of the house, or some section thereof, was originally built in 1790 by one of Georetown's richest men, John Laird, the owner of a tobacco warehouse. It was inherited by his son-in-law Judge Dunlop.
Robert Todd Lincoln
The house was purchased in 1915 by
Robert Todd Lincoln , the son of PresidentAbraham Lincoln He lived there until his death in 1926.Benjamin C. Bradlee
Benjamin C. Bradlee , the famous editor at theWashington Post during the Watergate era, purchased the house in 1983.
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