Newton D. Baker House

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Newton D. Baker House
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Newton D. Baker House is located in Washington, D.C.
Newton D. Baker House
Location 3017 N St., NW, Washington, D.C.
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Built 1794
Architect Beall,Thomas
Architectural style No Style Listed
NRHP Reference # 76002126
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 8, 1976[1]
Designated NHL December 8, 1976[2]

Newton D. Baker House, also known as Jacqueline Kennedy House, is a house built in 1794 in Washington, D.C.. It was home of Newton D. Baker, who was Secretary of War, during 1916-1920, while "he presided over America's mass mobilization of men and material in World War I.[3]

After the assassination of president John F. Kennedy in 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy purchased the house and lived here for about a year.[3]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.[2][3]

The house has many architectural details including "a wide limestone stairway", "pink-painted lintels with keystones", "brick voussoirs", "Doric pilasters", and a "semi-elliptical fanlight".[3]

References

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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and Accompanying four photos, exterior, from 1975 and 1978 PDF (32 KB)



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