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Dumbarton House
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National Register of Historic Places

Dumbarton House

Also known as Cedar Hill; Bellevue; Rittenhouse Place

On the National Register since 199135 years
Federal: AdamesqueListed 1991Washington
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About Dumbarton House

Dumbarton House, at 2715 Q St., NW., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 28, 1991. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the state level. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it is1799 historic house museum in Washington, D.C. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 65 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1800 to today

  1. 1800Built, designed by Horace W. Peaslee; Fiske Kimball
  2. 1991Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 35 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

2715 Q St., NW., Washington · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Dumbarton HouseStart here
  2. 2EvermayFederal · next door
  3. 3Mount Zion CemeteryBuilt 1808 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Van Ness MausoleumRomantic Classical Revival · Built 1833 · next door
  5. 5Studio House20th Century Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

40 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BMount Zion United Methodist ChurchGothic0.2 miStDumbarton BridgeRomanesque Revival · Built 19150.2 miBOak Hill Cemetery ChapelGothic Revival · Built 18500.2 miBJohn Stoddert Haw HouseFederal0.3 miBIsaac Owens HouseFederal0.3 mi★Newton D. Baker HouseBuilt 17940.3 miBFrancis Junior High SchoolBuilding0.3 mi★Charles Evans Hughes HouseSpanish0.3 miBJoseph Beale HouseRoman Revival0.3 miBChrist ChurchGothic · Built 18850.3 mi★Woodrow Wilson HouseGeorgian Revival0.3 miDMassachusetts Avenue Historic DistrictSecond Empire0.3 miBTucker House and Myers HouseColonial Revival · Built 19250.3 miDRock Creek and Potomac Parkway Historic DistrictDesigned Historic Landscape0.3 miBJapanese EmbassyNeo-Georgian0.3 miBOld Stone HouseBuilt 17650.4 miBCustomhouse and Post OfficeRenaissance Revival0.4 miBApartment Building at 2225 N StreetVernacular0.4 mi
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BEmbassy Gulf Service StationClassical Revival · Built 19370.4 miBSpencer Carriage House and StableLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revival0.4 miBWalsh StableBuilding0.4 mi★Larz Anderson HouseLate Renaissance Revival0.4 mi★Tudor PlaceBuilding0.4 miBCosmos ClubBeaux Arts · Built 19010.4 mi★Frances Perkins HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revival · Built 19140.4 miDSheridan-Kalorama Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miDMontrose ParkDistrict0.4 miBHillandale-Main Residence and GatehouseItalian Renaissance · Built 19220.4 miStGodey Lime KilnsStructure0.5 miBLuzon Apartment BuildingLate Victorian · Built 18960.5 miBMullett RowhousesLate Victorian0.5 mi★Georgetown Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.5 miBIndonesian EmbassyRenaissance0.5 miBDuncan Phillips HouseBuilt 18970.5 miBShackleton, Pauline “Polly” HouseBuilding0.5 miOAmerican Revolution StatuaryObject0.5 miBMeeting House of the Friends Meeting of WashingtonColonial Revival0.5 miBEngine Company 29Colonial Revival · Built 19250.5 miStDumbarton Oaks Park and Montrose ParkStructure0.5 miBThe LindensGeorgian0.5 mi

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Questions about Dumbarton House

Is Dumbarton House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 28, 1991 (Register number 90002148).

Is Dumbarton House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Newton D. Baker House, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Dumbarton House?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Dumbarton House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 65 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 117692093 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.