Walking Tour: Founding Fathers Madison and Monroe
Join DCPL for this exciting tour offered in partnership with Washington Walks!
Discover an overlooked aspect of DC’s Foggy Bottom neighborhood: a collection of Federal era mansions hiding in plain sight that were homes to men such as Founding Fathers James Madison and James Monroe.
In the early 1800s wealthy, influential politicians and officials built substantial residences in Foggy Bottom, lending an elite presence to the area located immediately west of the White House. The walking tour will include stops at:
- The Octagon (1799), one of the oldest, most historically important homes in Washington, and a former residence of President Madison.
- Ringgold-Carroll House, built in 1825, and known today as the DACOR-Bacon House, an organization for foreign affairs professionals.
- Maxwell Woodhull House, built in 1854 and current home of the Textile Museum.
- And more!
An Exclusive Interior Tour of the James Monroe House
The walk will conclude at the Arts Club of Washington, built in 1802, and from 1811 to 1817 home to future U.S. president James Monroe. Participants will receive an interior tour of the mansion and hear about how this important historic building transitioned from being a family residence to housing the oldest nonprofit arts organization in the nation’s capital.
Tickets for this event are $35 per person. Refunds for cancellations will only be considered 7 or more days in advance. Administrative fees may apply.
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Photo Credit: Arts Club of Washington (2017 I Street NW); Image courtesy of Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress.
