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George Washington House (Bladensburg, Maryland)

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House" through an assumption that "George Washington slept here." Research in primary sources has shown that the extant structure was never a tavern during Washington's lifetime, although it is possible that he stayed in the frame Indian Queen Tavern formerly located next to the present structure.
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on ends. The plan is rectangular, with a gabled roof, exterior end chimneys, gabled shingled dormers. There are first and second-story center entrances, each with a transom. There is a full-width one-story porch with balustraded deck and side entrances. The structure includes a later two-story
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The brick tavern began to be known as the "George Washington House" before 1878 when it was being used as a hotel. The structure also housed
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It represents the last remnant of a social and commercial complex established in the 1760s by Jacob Wirt, whose son
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George Washington House, Baltimore Avenue & Upshur Street, Bladensburg, Prince George's County, MD
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to demand relief. It now serves as headquarters for the Anacostia Watershed Society.
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National Register of Historic Places in Prince George's County, Maryland
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Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
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Indian Queen Tavern and Black's Store
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Two-and-one-half-story building on corner of road intersection. Facade fronts the larger road.
George Washington House (Bladensburg, Maryland) is located in Maryland
George Washington House (Bladensburg, Maryland) is located in the United States
Bladensburg, Maryland
38°56′28″N 76°56′29″W / 38.94111°N 76.94139°W / 38.94111; -76.94139
74002198

Baltimore Avenue
Bladensburg
Prince George's County, Maryland
Flemish bond
Georgian
William Wirt
1832 presidential candidate
George Washington
Jacob Coxey
Washington, D.C.
National Register of Historic Places


"National Register Information System – Washington, George, House (#74002198)"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"George Washington House"
Maryland Historical Trust


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