5. FRONT ELEVATION - Blair House, 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

ID: 3019 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Creator: Historic American Buildings Survey F. D. Nichols, Photographer

This file appears in: Blair House: Also known as the President’s Guest House, the Blair House has hosted many visiting dignitaries.

This file appears in: Blair House: Also known as the President’s Guest House, the Blair House has hosted many visiting dignitaries.

Blair House: Also known as the President’s Guest House, the Blair House has hosted many visiting dignitaries.

By The DC Historic Sites team

Built in 1824 for Dr. Joseph Lovell, the first Surgeon General of the United States who organized the Army Corps of Engineers, the Blair House serves as the official guest house of the President of…