Dumbarton Oaks - View this location on map A beautiful stately home, which is also a museum of pre-Colombian art, surrounded by an Italian garden hidden, all behind a high wall in Georgetown. A perfect place for an afternoon stroll. 1703 32nd Street, Washington, DC Active, Cultural, Historical, Architectural Dumbarton Oaks - View this location on map Built 1801 for William H. Dorsey, first judge of Orphan's Court; home of John C. Calhoun while Vice President; home of Brooke Mackall 1826-46; named The Oaks by Col. Henry M. Blount; alterations by Frederick Brooke (1921); gardens by Beatrix Farrand 3101 R Street, NW, Washington , DC Historical

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