Dumbarton House
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Dumbarton House is a Federal style
house located in the Georgetown
neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
. It was completed around 1800. Its first occupant was Joseph Nourse, the first Register of the Treasury
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The home was purchased by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in 1928 and opened to the public in 1932.
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
house located in the Georgetown
Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Georgetown is a neighborhood located in northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River. Founded in 1751, the port of Georgetown predated the establishment of the federal district and the City of Washington by 40 years...
neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. It was completed around 1800. Its first occupant was Joseph Nourse, the first Register of the Treasury
Register of the Treasury
The Register of the Treasury was an office of the United States Treasury Department. In 1919, the Register became the Public Debt Service which, in 1940, became the Bureau of the Public Debt....
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The home was purchased by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in 1928 and opened to the public in 1932.