Special Tours
Tudor Place in Washington, DC - Private Tour for 6 and souvenir bag
- Item Number
- 104
- Estimated Value
- 105 USD
- Sold
- 115 USD to davidvespa
- Number of Bids
- 16 - Bid History
Item Description
A private guided tour for 6 persons, including the following souvenirs: an Asian Art booklet, a "Splendours of Georgetown" book, and a Tudor Place sports hat and coffee mug.
The elegant Tudor Place was built by Thomas and Martha Custis Peter (granddaughter of Martha Washington) in 1805 with the $8,000 legacy left to Martha Custis Peter by her step-grandfather, George Washington, and completed in 1816. Designed by Dr. William Thornton, a personal friend of the Peters and a noted architect who won the design competition as the first architect for the United States Capitol building, Dr. Thornton also designed the renowned Octagon House located just steps from the White House.
Tudor Place is hailed as one of the premier examples of neoclassical architecture in the country, distinguished on the south façade by a circular domed portico. The Federal period house has remained largely intact for almost two hundred years and features an extensive collection of furniture, silver, china, glass, sculpture, paintings, photographs, textiles and manuscripts as well as over 100 artifacts belonging to George and Martha Washington, from high style furniture to a humble piece of soap making Tudor Place the largest public repository of Washington objects after Mount Vernon. The beautiful garden retains much of the original plant materials. Armistead Peter 3rd secured the future of the estate by establishing Tudor Place Foundation, which continues the family's wishes in perpetuity.
Item Special Note
Tour is for up to six people. Limited handicapped accessibility on site. Call in advance to arrange reservations for this private tour. Valid through May 31, 2010.
To learn more about this historic site, go to www.tudorplace.org
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