Octagon House

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historic house landmark museum

Octagon House is a historic early-19th-century residence in Washington, D.C., notable for its unique octagonal design and its role as a temporary executive mansion after the burning of the White House in 1814.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
museum ⓘ
address 1799 New York Avenue NW ⓘ
architecturalStyle Federal architecture ⓘ
octagonal house ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Burning of Washington ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Dolley Madison ⓘ
James Madison ⓘ
John Tayloe III ⓘ
William Thornton ⓘ
builtIn early 19th century ⓘ
category Historic house museums in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
Presidential homes in the United States ⓘ
city Washington, D.C. ⓘ
completionDate 1801 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1799 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
functionedAs President's residence after 1814 White House fire ⓘ
hasArchitect William Thornton ⓘ
hasClient John Tayloe III ⓘ
hasFeature central oval room ⓘ
curved interior staircase ⓘ
garden ⓘ
hasMaterial brick ⓘ
heritageDesignation District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites ⓘ
National Historic Landmark ⓘ
historicUse townhouse for Virginia planter John Tayloe III ⓘ
listedOn National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

Washington, D.C. ⓘ
namedAfter its octagonal design ⓘ
nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationYear 1960 ⓘ
nationalRegisterListingYear 1966 ⓘ
near White House ⓘ
surface form: The White House
neighborhood Foggy Bottom neighborhood ⓘ
surface form: Foggy Bottom
numberOfStories 3 ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operatedBy American Institute of Architects ⓘ
surface form: American Institute of Architects Foundation
ownedBy American Institute of Architects ⓘ
roofType hipped roof ⓘ
shape octagonal ⓘ
significantEvent served as temporary White House after burning of the White House in 1814 ⓘ
timePeriod Early Republic ⓘ
usedAs museum ⓘ
residence ⓘ
temporary executive mansion ⓘ

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Octagon House alterations (Washington, D.C.) → location → Octagon House ⓘ
Octagon House alterations (Washington, D.C.) → hasSubject → Octagon House ⓘ
Octagon House alterations (Washington, D.C.) → relatedTo → Octagon House ⓘ