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Dumbarton House - Washington DC

Closest Metro Stop:
Dupont Circle vacation
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museum Phone: (202) 337-2288

museum Website: dumbartonhouse.org

museum Email: info[at]dumbartonhouse.org

museum Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

museum Address: 2715 Q Street NW, Washington, DC 20007

Dupont Circle Metro Station on the Red Line of the Metro system is the closest station to the Dumbarton House. When leaving the station, use the Q Street Exit. Use the map below to find suggested routes to the museum.

From Dupont Circle Metro Station
Approximately 0.6 mile, 13 min walk
museum Leave the station through the Q Street Exit.
museum Head west on Q St NW toward 20th St NW, just over the Q Street Bridge leading to Georgetown.

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Dumbarton House

Located in the Georgetown neighborhood, the Dumbarton House is a historic museum giving visitors a sense of how a private residence was in the early 1800s.

The Dumbarton House is considered one of the finest examples of Federal-period architecture in America. Its rich red brick exterior boasts simple, but dramatic lines with elegant curved days that define the rear of the home.

Joseph Nourse and his wife Maria lived at the house until 1813, when it was sold to Charles Carroll, a cousin of the singer of the Declaration of Independence. In the midst of the War of 1812, Carroll sent his carriage to fetch first lady Dolley Madison to safety as the British march into Washington and burned the White House. Dolley made Carroll's Georgetown home her first stop on the journey to safety.

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