Ashburton House
Historic house in Washington, D.C., United States. Built 1836. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Ashburton House, also known as St. John's Church Parish House or the British Legation, is a historic house at 1525 H Street NW, on Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. Built in 1836, it is notable as the residence of Lord Ashburton in 1842, during which time negotiations took place there culminating the Webster–Ashburton Treaty. This settled a long list of border disputes between the U.S. and the British provinces that are now Canada, and ended the Aroostook War. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973. It presently serves as the parish house for St. John's Episcopal Church.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1525 H St., NW., Washington, DC |
| County | District of Columbia County |
| Listed | Nov 7, 1973 |
| Reference number | 73002071 |
| Built | 1836 |
| Type of place | house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 1525 H St., NW., Washington, DC |
| Coordinates | 38.90044, -77.03567 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | World War I Memorial · 0 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Fort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 4 mi · Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 4 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 9 mi |
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Nearby in District of Columbia County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73002071. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.