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Old Stone House
The Old Stone House, built in 1765, is the oldest standing house in Washington. (This ignores the Gage House which was brought here after the fact.) It's been a private home, a boarding house, a tavern, a whorehouse, a craftsman studio, and a shop.
During the 1950's, it was saved from destruction because it was mistakenly thought to be the site of old Suter's Tavern (where George Washington and three new city commissioners met with local landowners in 1791 and convinced them to sell their land to the federal government to form the national capitol). In 1972, the Old Stone House was designated a historic site and placed under the care of the National Park Service. |