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The Cutts–Madison House (also known as the Dolley Madison House) is an American colonial-style [1] historic home, now used for offices located at 1520 H Street NW in Washington, D.C. The house is best known for being the residence of former First Lady Dolley Madison , who lived there from November 1837 until her death in July 1849.
The Cutts–Madison House (721 Madison Place NW), [50] also known as the Dolley Madison House, was constructed in 1822 by Richard Cutts, brother-in-law of First Lady Dolley Madison. [51] After ex-President James Madison died in 1836, Dolley Madison took up residency in the house and lived there until her death in 1849. [46]
Dolley Todd Madison (née Payne; May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849) was the wife of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. She was noted for holding Washington social functions in which she invited members of both political parties, essentially spearheading the concept of bipartisan cooperation.
The building is representative of the apartment buildings that were built from the 1920s to the 1940s that have been acquired by the university and converted into dormitories. GW bought the building in 1957 and replaced its manually operated elevators during its renovations. The building was named for both James Madison and Dolley Madison.
The Madison was constructed by developer Marshall Coyne, [1] along with the adjoining 100,000 sq ft, Madison Office Building. [2] The hotel was opened in February 1963, [3] by President John F. Kennedy. [4] When opened, it was Washington's first modern luxury hotel, with rooms renting at the then-unheard-of rate of $27 a night.
Madison-based Slinde Realty Co., as of this month, completed construction of The Element, a four-building, 308-unit project to redevelop land in the heart of Ashwaubenon.
Portrait of Dolley Madison is an 1804 portrait painting by the American artist depicting the future First Lady of the United States Dolley Madison, who had married James Madison in 1794. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Stuart was a leading portraitist who had spent many years in London and Dublin before returning to the United States.
President James Madison and his wife, Dolley moved into the Octagon on September 8, 1814, after the burning of the White House by British forces. President Madison ratified the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812, in the upstairs study at the Octagon on February 17, 1815. Dolley was also known to throw parties on Wednesday nights known ...