The John Lutz House was built around the year 1756 and is significant for its well maintained exterior and interior, as well as its connections to multiple historical figures. The house was bought in 1804 by Colonel John Lutz and was used for his…

During its almost 200-year history, Loughborough House’s occupants have included a bank, law and insurances offices, and department stores. It has also served as a private home for over a dozen families. Nathan Loughborough, a prominent Virginian…

Owned and built by Edward Linthicum, a prominent resident of Georgetown, the Edward Linthicum House, with its ornate fanlight and sidelights, is a prime example of the red brick federalist style. Linthicum was also a well-known hardware merchant and…

Built in 1794, this home illustrates a timeline of the revolution and a man’s journey both into real estate and the establishment of the nation. Thomas Sim Lee was an ardent patriot and friend of George Washington, as well as a delegate to the…

This large Federal house was built in the 1790s by John Laird, a prosperous tobacco warehouse owner. Designed by William Lovering, the Colonial Revival style home is constructed with Flemish bond brick and is positioned with extensive wings added to…

This frame house illustrates the influence of Greek Revival on the city's generally conservative early domestic architecture. The William Knowles House is a wood frame, with clapboard siding painted gray covering most of the surface. The building…

The Federal style houses on Thomas Jefferson Street NW were built between 1800 and 1815, with architect Trueman Beck designing the Nicholas Hedges House at 1069 Thomas Jefferson Street. Similarly to the Henry McCleery House (hyperlink), the land was…

Halcyon House was built in 1787 by Benjamin Stoddert, the first Secretary of the Navy and a Revolutionary War hero. He served as Secretary of the Revolutionary War Board in Philadelphia from 1779 to 1781 and subsequently returned to Maryland, where…

The "child" of two early existing Georgetown Episcopal Parishes, the Grace Parish was founded in 1855 as a mission church for boatmen and workers form the adjacent C&O Canal. With the financial support of District Governor Henry D. Cooke, the…

Originally established as the Georgetown Academy for Young Ladies, the Georgetown Visitation Convent was the first Catholic girls’ school in America. It was established by religious women in 1799 and received the first American charter of the Order…