Baker, Newton D., House
Historic house in Washington, D.C., United States. Built 1794. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Newton D. Baker House, also known as Jacqueline Kennedy House, is a historic house at 3017 N Street NW in Washington, D.C. Built in 1794, it was home of Newton D. Baker, who was Secretary of War, during 1916–1920, while "he presided over America's mass mobilization of men and material in World War I. After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy purchased the house and lived here for about a year.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 3017 N St., NW, Washington, DC |
| County | District of Columbia County |
| Listed | Dec 8, 1976 |
| Reference number | 76002126 |
| Built | 1794 |
| Type of place | house |
| Style | Federal architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 3017 N St., NW, Washington, DC |
| Coordinates | 38.90706, -77.05987 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Theodore Roosevelt Island · 1 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 4 mi · Fort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 6 mi · Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion 9 mi |
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Nearby in District of Columbia County
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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 76002126. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.