The Ringgold–Carroll House (also formerly known as the John Marshall House and now known as the DACOR-Bacon House) is a historic residence located at 1801 F St
Northwest, Washington, D.C.
Northwest (NW or N.W.) is the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located north of the National Mall and west of North Capitol Street. It is the largest of the four quadrants of the city (NW, NE, S ...
One of the finest of the few remaining examples of Federal period residential architecture in the neighborhood of the White House, it is 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 ...
. It has been adapted from a historic home into a private club and office space by DACOR (Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired) and the DACOR-Bacon House Foundation.
History
It was built in 1825 for
Tench Ringgold
Tench Ringgold (March 3, 1777July 31, 1844) was a businessman and political appointee in Washington, D.C. He was U.S. marshal of the District of Columbia, appointed by President James Monroe (18171825) and serving in the position through 1830, dur ...
, who was one of a three-member presidential commission charged with supervising the restoration of public buildings in the capital following the
War of 1812
The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...
and the burning of Washington by the British. He was also still serving as
US marshal in the District of Columbia, having first been appointed under the President
James Monroe administration.
From 1832 to 1833, the Chief Justice of the United States
John Marshall
John Marshall (September 24, 1755July 6, 1835) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835. He remains the longest-serving chief justice and fourth-longes ...
resided as a boarder with Ringgold in the house,
along with Associate Justice
Joseph Story – both men considered Ringgold a friend.
In 1835, the house was sold, and a number of prominent people have since lived in the house, including
William Thomas Carroll, Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court, for whom the house is also named; Chief Justice
Melville Fuller
Melville Weston Fuller (February 11, 1833 – July 4, 1910) was an American politician, attorney, and jurist who served as the eighth chief justice of the United States from 1888 until his death in 1910. Staunch conservatism marked his ...
, Senator
Joseph Medill McCormick
Joseph Medill McCormick (May 16, 1877 – February 25, 1925) was part of the McCormick family of businessmen and politicians in Chicago. After working for some time and becoming part owner of the ''Chicago Tribune,'' which his maternal grandfath ...
, and Congressman
Robert Low Bacon
Robert Low Bacon (July 23, 1884 – September 12, 1938) was an American politician, a banker and military officer. He served as a congressman from New York from 1923 until his death in 1938. He is known as one of the authors of the Davis–Baco ...
. Bacon's widow, philanthropist and political hostess Virginia Murray Bacon (among the grandest of 20th-century Washington's society "grandes dames"), established a foundation to ensure the House would continue in perpetuity as an elegant venue for statesmanship and international dialogue. The
Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired merged with the Bacon House Foundation to preserve the House, which now serves as the Washington home of the Foreign Affairs community. The historic property is open to the public on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 2:30–4:30 p.m. for tours.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington, D.C.
References
External links
DACOR-Bacon House
Houses completed in 1825
Federal architecture in Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
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