Adventures in DC

Exploring Washington, DC & Making Every Day an Adventure

History

Surratt Boarding House exterior
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Surratt Boarding House

Former boarding house where John Wilkes Booth met with co-conspirators to plan the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Tudor Place - exterior
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Tudor Place

Tudor Place is a federal-style mansion and former residence of Martha Washington’s granddaughter and her descendants
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Grant Hall

Grant Hall was the site of the military tribunal where those involved in the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln were tried
Octagon House - front of building
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Octagon House

The Octagon house was designed by the first architect of the United States Capitol and was temporary residence of President James Madison after the burning of the White House by the British 
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