Octagon House, exterior view with wall, 1913 – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Octagon House, exterior view with wall, 1913. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Octagon House, exterior view with wall, 1913
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
The eight-sided brick house at the corner of New York Avenue and 18th Street in Washington, D.C., sets this view apart, and the low wall in the foreground frames it as part of the grounds. Built around 1799 to 1801 for Colonel John Tayloe III and often attributed to architect William Thornton, the house takes its name from its unusual plan. After the British burned the Capitol and the White House in 1814, James and Dolley Madison lived here for a time. The photograph, dated to about 1913, shows the building as it stood in the early twentieth century, with its surrounding wall still in place.
| Created / published | c1913 Jan. 25. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | J177815 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,202 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-134753 |
More from the Historic Print Archive collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
![[Fraternity house for Phi Gamma Delta, 16 Langdon Street, Madison, Wisconsin. Exterior side]](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c2/c22b7e91ae85-400.webp)
