Thomas Law House (Honeymoon House) - View this location on map This large Federal town house distinguished by its arched main floor windows was first occupied by wealthy English aristocrat Thomas Law, newly married to Elizabeth Custis, the granddaughter of Martha Washington. Typical of the urban mansions often built on corner sites in the early capital, it was part of an extensive development planned for the waterfront (but never constructed) by early land speculators and Revolutionary War patriots Greenleaf, Morris, and Nicholson. The house is attributed to William Lovering, and was built about 1794-96, with a wing added about 1938. It was one of few buildings retained in the redevelopment of Southwest, and was renovated in 1965. 1252 6th Street, SW, Washington , DC Historical

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