An average house on an average block of Washington DC reveals its history, and with it, the history of the capital of the United States. Statesmen and clerks, inventors and activists have all lived or owned the house and the land it sits on.
This book traces the ownership of the land from the beginnings of the United States to the present, as well as explaining the design and building of the house itself, plus the stories of those that owned and rented it.