The President's House was built in 1868. It is on the campus of
Gallaudet University
Gallaudet University ( ) is a private federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C. for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing. It was founded in 1864 as a grammar school for both deaf and blind children. It was the first sc ...
in
Washington, D.C.
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On campus, it is known as the Edward Miner Gallaudet Residence, after
the university's first president, who was the first to occupy the house. More popularly, it is known as House One. It is a 35-room
High Victorian Gothic
High Victorian Gothic was an eclectic architectural style and movement during the mid-late 19th century. It is seen by architectural historians as either a sub-style of the broader Gothic Revival style, or a separate style in its own right.
Prom ...
mansion.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1974.
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See also
* Gallaudet College Historic District
References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
Gothic Revival architecture in Washington, D.C.
Houses completed in 1867
Victorian architecture in Washington, D.C.
Frederick Clarke Withers buildings
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