Nicholas Hedges House and Federal Houses

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The Federal style houses on Thomas Jefferson Street NW were built between 1800 and 1815, with architect Trueman Beck designing the Nicholas Hedges House at 1069 Thomas Jefferson Street. Similarly to the Henry McCleery House (hyperlink), the land was bought by the owner in order to build the house on the property. In this case, a man named Robert Peters owned the lot, which was subsequently bequeathed to his brother George upon his death.

George Peter sold the land to Nicholas Hedges in 1813, with Hedges building the house shortly thereafter. Initially, the house was both a commercial and residential property, with the first floor used as a commercial space, and the second floor as a private home. Hedges owned other properties in Georgetown at this time, and he owned the house on Thomas Jefferson Street from 1813 to 1821. In 1941, the homeowner renovated the first floor to seal up the separate entrance and make the building solely residential.

DC Inventory: January 23, 1973 (Joint Committee on Landmarks)
Within Georgetown Historic District