Decatur House

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  • Address
    748 Jackson Place NW, visitor entrance 1610 H St NW, White House Area
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  • Phone
    842 0920
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Farragut West

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Lonely Planet review

This storied house was designed in 1818 by Benjamin Latrobe for naval hero Stephen Decatur. Decatur is best remembered for his skills fighting Barbary pirates; sadly these failed him when he was killed in a duel a year after moving into his new home. A tour shows you the house's austere architectural charms and details the lives of not only its famous tenants - including Martin Van Buren and Henry Clay - but also the slaves who waited upon them.