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Octagon House, Washington, D.C.

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ID#	33706
Title	Octagon House, Washington, D.C.
Subject TGM	Historic buildings Houses
Subjects LCSH	Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; Octagon House (Washington, D.C.)
Description	Etching of the front entry area of the Octagon House in Washington, D.C.
Creator	Wall, Bernhardt, 1872-1956
Place	Washington (D.C.)
Date	1937
Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
Collection name	Bernhardt Wall Collection, ca. 1914-1953
Historical note	Andrew Jackson was entertained at this house in Washington, D.C. on November 15, 1815. The house was constructed between 1798 and 1800 for Colonel John Tayloe, a wealthy Virginia plantation owner. The architect of the U.S. Capitol, Dr. William Thornton, designed this structure as well. After the British burned the White House, Tayloe offered his home to President and Mrs. Madision. Madision signed the Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812 at the Octagon House.
Accession nunber	150
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
Ordering Information	To order a digital reproduction of this item, please send our order form at http://www.tn.gov/tsla/dwg/ImageOrderForm.pdf to Public Services, Tennessee State Library & Archives, 403 7th Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37243-0312, or email to photoorders.tsla@tn.gov. Further ordering information can be found at the bottom of the page at the following location under Imaging Services Forms: http://www.tn.gov/tsla/forms.htm#imaging.
Collection finding aid	http://tennessee.gov/tsla/history/manuscripts/findingaids/149+.pdf