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Old Stone House
Old Stone House Review
What was early American life like? Here's the capital's oldest window into the past. Work on this fieldstone house, thought to be Washington's oldest surviving building, was begun in 1764 by a cabinetmaker named Christopher Layman. Now a museum, it was used as both a residence and a place of business by a succession of occupants. Five of the house's rooms are furnished with the simple, sturdy artifacts—plain tables, spinning wheels, and so forth—of 18th-century middle-class life. The National Park Service maintains the house and its lovely gardens, which are planted with fruit trees and perennials.
- Address: 3051 M St. NW, Georgetown, Washington, DC, 20007 | Map It
- Phone: 202/426-6851
- Cost: Free
- Hours: Daily noon-5
- Website: www.nps.gov/olst
- Location: Washington, D.C.
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