National Historic Landmark · house · Washington, District of Columbia

Tudor Place

Historic house in Washington, D.C., United States. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1966Federal architectureWilliam Thornton
"Tudor Place," Armistead Peter, Jr., house, 1644 31st Street, NW, Washington, D.C. Entrance façade LCCN2007686323"Tudor Place," Armistead Peter, Jr., house, 1644 31st Street, NW, Washington, D.C. Pathway from house to gate LCCN20086800851670 31st Street NW1919 Pierce-Arrow Roadster Model 48-B5
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Tudor Place

Tudor Place is a Federal-style mansion in Washington, D.C. that was originally the home of Thomas Peter and his wife, Martha Parke Custis Peter, a granddaughter of Martha Washington. The property, comprising one city block on the crest of Georgetown Heights, had an excellent view of the Potomac River.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1644 31st St., NW, Washington, DC
CountyDistrict of Columbia County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000871
ArchitectWilliam Thornton
Type of placehouse, museum
StyleFederal architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
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
Address1644 31st St., NW, Washington, DC
Websitetudorplace.org ↗
Coordinates38.91147, -77.06308 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitTheodore Roosevelt Island · 1 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyRock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 4 mi · Fort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 6 mi · Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion 8 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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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 66000871. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.