Hiding in Plain Sight: Historic Foggy Bottom Mansions
Foggy Bottom is known for being the location of the U.S. State Department and George Washington University
But we invite you to discover an overlooked aspect of the historic neighborhood: a collection of early 19th-century mansions hiding in plain sight. In the early 1800s wealthy, influential politicians and officials built substantial residences in Foggy Bottom, lending an elite to the area located immediately west of the White House. This walking tour will include stops at the
- Maxwell Woodhull House, built in 1854, and home of the Textile Museum;
- Lenthall Houses (1800) which survived a move from their original location;
- Steedman-Ray House (1849), current residence of GWU’s president;
- The Octagon, erected in 1799 and one of the oldest, most historically important homes in Washington, D.C.
An Exclusive Interior Tour of the Ringgold-Carroll House
The walk will conclude at the Ringgold-Carroll House, built in 1825, and known today as the DACOR-Bacon House, an organization for foreign affairs professionals. Participants will receive a tour of both the exterior and interior of the building and hear about notable residents such as Chief Justice John Marshall who once lived there as well as the mission and work of the Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) organization.
Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
$35 per person