Cutts–Madison House
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The Cutts–Madison House (also known as the Dolley Madison House) is an American colonial-style[1] historic home, now used for offices located at 1520 H Street NW in Washington, D.C. The house is best known for being the residence of former First Lady Dolley Madison, who lived there from November 1837 until her death in July 1849.[3][6][7]
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General information | |
Architectural style | American colonial[1] |
Town or city | Washington, D.C. |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 38°54′0.1″N 77°02′05.4″W |
Construction started | 1818 |
Completed | 1819 |
Cost | approximately $5,750 (in 1828)[2] |
Client | Richard Cutts[1][3] |
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Part of | Lafayette Square Historic District (Washington, D.C.) (ID70000833) |
Added to NRHP | August 29, 1970[4] |
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Size | originally 3,900 (approximately);[2] 13,319 (2009)[5] |
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The Cutts–Madison House is part of the Lafayette Square Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District.[8] Now owned by the federal government, it is used as part of a federal courts complex.