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Categories: Foggy Bottom, Federal architecture in Washington, D.C., Presidential residences in the United States, Octagon houses in the United States, Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
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The Octagon House  Octagon House  Octagon Museum  the Octagon
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The Octagon House, also known as the Colonel John Tayloe III House, is a house located at 1799 New York Avenue, Northwest in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was built in 1799 for John Tayloe III, the wealthiest planter in the country, at the behest of his new family member, George Washington. Wikipedia
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Washington, D.C.
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The Octagon House, also known as the Colonel John Tayloe III House, is a house located at 1799 New York Avenue, Northwest in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was built in 1799 for John Tayloe III, the wealthiest planter in the country, at the behest of his new family member, George Washington. Wikipedia
Historic house in Washington, D.C. Wikidata
IS A
detached house
ARCHITECT
Thornton
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
Federal architecture
COMMISSIONED BY
John Tayloe III
CONTINENT
North America
COUNTRY
United States
HERITAGE DESIGNATION
National Historic Landmark
LOCATED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE TERRITORIAL ENTITY
Washington
LOCATED ON STREET
New York Avenue
MATERIAL USED
brick
OWNED BY
American Institute of Architects
USE
museum
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The Octagon House
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The Octagon House
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Octagon House (Washington), Octagon Museum, the Octagon (Washington, D.C.), The Octagon House (Washington, D.C.)

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