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This is Cutts-Madison House. The house was constructed in 1820 and served as Dolley Madison's house until 1849. During the Civil War, it is thought that George McClellan made his headquarters here and it was here on the night of September 2, 1861 that Lincoln came to visit to discuss the war. McClellan kept the President waiting and then retired for bed without bothering to see him. Later, the house was the site of the all-men's Cosmos Club as well as an early headquarters for NASA. |