National Historic Landmark · house · Washington, District of Columbia

Ashburton House

Historic house in Washington, D.C., United States. Built 1836. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1836Listed 1973
2020.06.07 Black Lives Matter Plaza, Washington, DC USA 159 80089Ashburton House (53844975705)Ashburton House - entranceAshburton House - Washington, D.C
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Ashburton House

Ashburton House, also known as St. John's Church Parish House or the British Legation, is a historic house at 1525 H Street NW, on Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. Built in 1836, it is notable as the residence of Lord Ashburton in 1842, during which time negotiations took place there culminating the Webster–Ashburton Treaty. This settled a long list of border disputes between the U.S. and the British provinces that are now Canada, and ended the Aroostook War. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973. It presently serves as the parish house for St. John's Episcopal Church.

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1525 H St., NW., Washington, DC
CountyDistrict of Columbia County
ListedNov 7, 1973
Reference number73002071
Built1836
Type of placehouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address1525 H St., NW., Washington, DC
Coordinates38.90044, -77.03567 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitWorld War I Memorial · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyFort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 4 mi · Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 4 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 9 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

Explore

Why you would stay

Map

4 nearby listings

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73002071. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.