ISBN: 9781931917704 The Stephen Decatur House: A History (2 items)

The White House Historical Association, 2018-01-01. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11x9x1. First Printing with full number line. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor wear to edges of black cloth boards, gilt titling remains bright and bold; photos, illustrations and text very good throughout. Very minor wear to edges of unclipped dust jacket; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges will apply for international and/or expedited shipping. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

First edition, first printing hardcover, which is in fine condition and signed and inscribed by all of four authors. There is an indentation on the front of the book, and the dust jacket has a tear along the edge. Please see photos . Seller will carefully wrap book in bubble wrap, box it, and ship it with tracking.A celebrity for his heroics in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, Commodore Stephen Decatur built his home in 1818 within sight of the President's House with prize money awarded to him by Congress for his military victories. He commissioned Benjamin Henry Latrobe, America's first professional architect, to create a home "fit for fine entertaining" and the resulting three-story square townhouse constructed with red brick in the Federal fashion is known as Decatur House today. Stephen Decatur's time in the fine house was cut short in 1820 when he was mortally wounded in a famous duel in nearby Bladensburg. After his death, his widow Susan Decatur rented the house to such prominent figures… Read more