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Gage House
This is a rather unusual house. The Lindens, as it is called, was built in Danvers, Massachusettes in 1754 for a merchant named Robert Hooper. There, it served as the summer house of Thomas Gage, the last governor of Massachusetts appointed by the British royalty. The house was slated for demolition until George Maurice Morris and his wife bought the property. The had it carefully taken apart and moved to Washington DC, where it was put back together in 1936. They hired Walter Macomber, the chief architect involved in the restoration and preservation of Williamsburg, Virginia, to oversee the moving process.
The oldest house in Washington DC is the Old Stone House in Georgetown, built there in 1765. The Gage House is actually older but it was not built in Washington DC so it kind of screws up the counting. |