Phase-II Archeaology Investigation: Tennis Lawn 2013
This 2013 project followed up on the 2010 survey evidence indicating the possible location of a former building. Historic maps […]
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Entries by Comms2018
Architect’s Final (“Presentation”) Drawing for Tudor Place
· Architecture · Dr. William Thornton is known to have drafted 11 sets of plans (serially) for Tudor Place […]
On the Track – Thomas Peter, Henry Clay, and the Duchess of Marlborough
· Georgetown and the Federal City · Horse racing was popular among the landed gentry and elite of the […]
Possible Servant/Slave Domicile: Tennis Lawn Archaeology Investigation (2013)
This investigation was undertaken based on evidence from a 2010-2011 Phase-One survey that a building – possibly a slave quarter […]
Conservation Studies Resource List compiled by Tudor Place staff
· Conservation · Tudor Place is dedicated to sharing best practices and new technologies in conservation and collections care through […]
In Boxwood Knot Restoration, Opportunity to Excavate (2011)
· Archaeology · Undertaken in conjunction with the regrading and restoration of the North Garden’s Boxwood Knot rose garden, this […]
Tudor Place Floor Plan
· Architecture · The original 1816 house at Tudor Place designed by Dr. William Thornton consisted of two two-story […]
Phase-I Archaeology Survey (2010-2011) of Tudor Place
· Archaeology · This 2010-2011 project for the first time surveyed all 5½ acres of Tudor Place. Performed by Dovetail […]
