The Dolley Todd House or Dolley Todd Madison House in
Philadelphia
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,
Pennsylvania
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is a house constructed by carpenter John Dilworth 1775. The house was the residence of
Dolley Madison
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 bo ...
, who lived in the home with her first husband John Todd Jr. prior to his death in 1793.
It is located at 341
Walnut Street in the
Society Hill
Society Hill is a historic neighborhood in Center City Philadelphia, with a population of 6,215 . Settled in the early 1680s, Society Hill is one of the oldest residential neighborhoods in Philadelphia.The Center City District dates the Free Soc ...
neighborhood of the city.
The 18th century
Georgian
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* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
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house is part of
Independence National Historical Park
Independence National Historical Park is a federally protected historic district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that preserves several sites associated with the American Revolution and the nation's founding history. Administered by the National P ...
, and daily tours are available by ticket from the park's visitor center. The tour also includes the
Bishop White House.
See also
*
Cutts–Madison House
The Cutts–Madison House (also known as the Dolley Madison House) is an American colonial-style 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 ...
, a later home of Dolley Madison in Washington, D.C.
References
External links
Dolley Todd House in Independence National Historical Park
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Historic house museums in Philadelphia
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Georgian architecture in Pennsylvania
Houses completed in 1775