Octagon House, Washington, D.C.
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- Created Date
- 1937
- Description
Etching of the front entry area of the Octagon House in Washington, D.C.
Andrew Jackson was entertained at this house in Washington, D.C. on November 15, 1815. The house was constructed between 1798 and 1800 for Colonel John Tayloe, a wealthy Virginia plantation owner. The architect of the U.S. Capitol, Dr. William Thornton, designed this structure as well. After the British burned the White House, Tayloe offered his home to President and Mrs. Madision. Madision signed the Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812 at the Octagon House.
- Creator
Wall, Bernhardt, 1872-1956
- Partner
- Digital Library of Tennessee
- Contributing Institution
- Tennessee State Library and Archives
- Location
- Washington (D.C.)
- Type
- image
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- Wall, Bernhardt, 1872-1956. Octagon House, Washington, D.C.. 1937. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/bernhardt/id/96. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Wall, Bernhardt, 1872-1956, (1937) Octagon House, Washington, D.C.. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/bernhardt/id/96
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- Wall, Bernhardt, 1872-1956. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/bernhardt/id/96>.