Decatur House Latrobe Plan Blueprint Capitol the White House and Decatur House Materials document various phases of the design process from competition and presentation drawings to working drawings The archive also includes landscape architecture drawings interior design drawings and naval architecture drawings as well as architectural drawings formerly attributed to Latrobe
In Washington Latrobe also designed St John s Episcopal Church better known as the President s Parish and parts of the White House Built in 1818 1819 the Decaturs home was the first private residence in the White House neighborhood This architectural drawing of the entrance hall doors to Decatur House was created by Benjamin Henry Latrobe in January 1818 The drawing also depicts the door elevation and reflected ceiling Latrobe is best known as the architect who designed the United States Capitol St John s Church Decatur House in Lafayette Square the White House East and West Terraces and the Madison state rooms
Decatur House Latrobe Plan Blueprint
Decatur House Latrobe Plan Blueprint
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Decatur House is unique in this country the work of a great architect Benjamin H Latrobe built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur is well preserved to this day and within the house are preserved the original drawings This is a set of circumstances impossible to equal elsewhere The Decaturs commissioned Benjamin Henry Latrobe one of America s first professional architects to design and build a house fit for entertaining In 1819 the house was completed making it the first private residence in the President s Neighborhood Since then the Decatur House and its history have been intertwined with that
Latrobe B H 1818 House Decatur House for Commodore Stephen Decatur 748 Jackson Place N W Washington D C Hall section door elevation and Relief shown by shading Depths shown by soundings Ink and watercolor Cloth backing Includes text view and plan of lock and 2 longitudinal sections Available also through the Library of Plan Your Visit Reviews Connect Standing for more than 200 years Decatur House is a testament to the complex history of the capital city Designed by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe in 1818 this historic home and National Trust Historic Site was the first and last private residence in Lafayette Square
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Benjamin Henry Latrobe architect of Decatur House c 1804 Born across the Atlantic to an American mother and English father Benjamin Henry Latrobe obtained one of his most significant commissions in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson enlisted him to complete the United States Capitol Building 1930s rendering of the floor plan of Decatur House Benjamin Henry Latrobe became Architect of the Capitol in 1815 and was responsible for the Capitol s rebuilding after it was destroyed in the War of 1812 He resigned on November 1817 because of what he felt was continued interference by his superiors Before leaving Washington Latrobe restored the old House and Senate Chambers considered
Coordinates 38 54 0 2 N 77 2 17 4 W Decatur House is a historic house museum at 748 Jackson Place in Washington D C the capital of the United States It is named after its first owner and occupant naval officer Stephen Decatur 2 December 27 2010 Triumph and Tragedy at Decatur House One of the oldest structures in the city Decatur House is located barely a block from the White House at the northwest corner of Lafayette Square It became a focal point for Washington society as soon as it was constructed for naval hero Stephen Decatur 1779 1820 in 1819
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https://findingaids.loc.gov/exist_collections/ead3pdf/pnp/2021/pp021002.pdf
Capitol the White House and Decatur House Materials document various phases of the design process from competition and presentation drawings to working drawings The archive also includes landscape architecture drawings interior design drawings and naval architecture drawings as well as architectural drawings formerly attributed to Latrobe
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-historic-decatur-house
In Washington Latrobe also designed St John s Episcopal Church better known as the President s Parish and parts of the White House Built in 1818 1819 the Decaturs home was the first private residence in the White House neighborhood
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Decatur House Latrobe Plan Blueprint - The Decaturs commissioned Benjamin Henry Latrobe one of America s first professional architects to design and build a house fit for entertaining In 1819 the house was completed making it the first private residence in the President s Neighborhood Since then the Decatur House and its history have been intertwined with that
