Washington, DC Sights

Blair & Lee Houses

#172 of 727 things to do in Washington, DC

#3168 of 27205 things to do in North America

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  • Address
    • 1653 Pennsylvania Ave NW
  • Transport
    • Farragut West
  • Hours
    • closed to public

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Lonely Planet review for Blair & Lee Houses

The 1824 Blair House has been the official presidential guesthouse since 1942, when Eleanor Roosevelt got sick of tripping over dignitaries in the White House. A plaque on the front fence commemorates the bodyguard killed here while protecting President Truman from a 1950 assassination attempt by pro-independence militants from Puerto Rico (Truman was living here while the White House was undergoing renovations). The neighboring 1858 Lee House was built by Robert E Lee’s family. This is where Lee declined command of the Union Army when the Civil War erupted.

 

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