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Octagon, The

Also known as: Colonel John Tayloe House
1799 New York Ave., NW, Washington, District of Columbia

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Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion for a year after the British burned the White House in 1814. Treaty of Ghent signed in circular room on second floor. Designed by Thornton, original designer of the U.S. Capitol. -- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS DC-25)

National Register information 

Status
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966
Reference number
66000863
Architectural style
Victorian: Octagon Mode
Areas of significance
Military; Politics/Government; Architecture
Level of significance
National
Evaluation criteria
A - Event; C - Design/Construction; B - Person
Property type
Building
Historic function
Single dwelling
Current function
Museum
Periods of significance
1800-1824; 1750-1799
Significant years
1799; 1800; 1814

Tags 

18th Century (4,639)
Brick (42,462)
Built 1799 (68)
Built during 1790s (1,201)
District of Columbia (555)
Dr. William Thornton (2)
Historic American Buildings Survey (1,238)
House (27,633)
 James Madison (3)
Limestone (8,192)
National Historic Landmark (2,195)
Octagon Mode (132)
Private owner (54,398)
Stone (26,160)
Victorian (19,698)
Washington, District of Columbia (555)

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