TUDOR PLACE | OPEN Thursday – Sunday. Proof of full vaccination required. Click for tickets & info.
A National Historic Landmark — With a Twist
/in Reading Room: Architecture /by Comms2018They form a common bond between all Americans. While there are many
historic places across the nation, only a small number have meaning to
all Americans–these we call our National Historic Landmarks.
Tudor Place became one of the first 70 U.S. properties designated a “National Historic Landmark” in 1960, when the designation was created. Expanding from that initial group, which also included the U.S. Capitol building, Monticello, the Williamsburg Historic District, the U.S.S. Constitution, and the Erie Canal, the group still numbers fewer than 2,500 sites.
Inspired by Tudor Place’s designation as a National Historic Landmark, owner Armistead Peter 3rd contemplated additional ways Tudor Place could receive the recognition it deserved while ensuring it would be preserved for posterity. The creative solution that emerged six years later granted the first permanent “Preservation Easement” to the National Park Service (N.P.S.) and served as a model for future conservation gifts. As a novel legal formulation, its creation required complex negotiations between Peter’s attorneys and the N.P.S. and moved (possibly frustrated) N.P.S. staff at one point to describe the Tudor Place owner in an internal memo as “a man of considerable force and firm opinions.” Click below to read Executive Director Mark Hudson’s account of the birth pangs of this novel conservation tool.
- “For the Inspiration of the People of the United States” – Tudor Place’s Scenic Easement at 50, by Mark Hudson
- The National Park Service easement program (N.P.S. brochure).
Tudor Place Receives $100,000 Matching Grant from DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities
/in Press Releases, Press Room /by Comms2018
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The Georgetown Dish • Tudor Place Receives $100,000 Grant
/in Press Room, Tudor Place In The News /by Comms2018Fox 5 News, Annie Yu · Presidents’ Day 2014 at Tudor Place
/in Press Room, Tudor Place In The News /by Comms2018Seasonal Themes and Installations
/in Blog, Events, Press Room, tours /by Comms2018
Something for every taste and season!
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SLAVERY AT TUDOR PLACE
As an historic site that bears the scars of slavery, Tudor Place seeks to look this injustice in the eye. Click here to learn more.
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Open Thursday – Sunday | Proof of full vaccination required upon entry.
Timed entry tickets for guided tours; suggested donation. Click for info

1644 31st Street, NW | Washington, DC 20007
202-965-0400 | info@tudorplace.org
Calendar
Museum & Collection
Garden
Open Thursday – Sunday | Proof of full vaccination required upon entry.
Timed entry tickets for guided tours; suggested donation. Click for info

1644 31st Street, NW | Washington, DC 20007
202-965-0400 | info@tudorplace.org