History Lessons
You don’t always have to learn about history from a text book. Immerse yourself into early-American history, centuries-old gardens, and historic preservation by digging deeper into what we’re learning at Dumbarton House.
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Digitizing the NSCDA Archives
This article contains the work of several interns who have been involved in the ongoing process of digitizing the many records in the archives of ...
History of the Home
Interpretation
Visitors to Dumbarton House return in time to when Joseph Nourse, first Register of the U.S. Treasury, and his wife Maria, made their home here, between 1804 and 1813. ...
History of the Home
Preservation
Historic Preservation Story Preservation projects aimed at returning Dumbarton House to the simplicity of its original Federal design were begun in 1931, three years after ...
History of the Home
Federal Style (1790 -1830)
Dumbarton House is fine example of Federal period architecture. Our nation’s early years, from 1790 to 1830, generally define the Federal period. During this time, ...
History of the Home
Dolley Madison
Dining with Dolley In Dumbarton House’s Nourse family letter collection are invitations from President Jefferson, for whom Dolley often served as hostess while James was ...
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Joseph Nourse (1754-1841)
America’s First Civil Servant As first Register of the Treasury, Joseph Nourse was a highly respected and distinguished civil servant. With a career that spanned 40 ...