Tudor Place Foundation TR 101569 CH300397

Restoration, preservation, maintenance, and educational programming of the Tudor Place historic house, garden, and museum archives and collections. Located on five and a half acres of land in washingtown's georgetown neighborhood, Tudor Place maintains seven historic structures including national historic landmark house, which was completed in 1816. The surrounding gardens record the evolution of the property from 1805 - 1983. The Tudor Place museum collection includes over 18,000 objects including silver, furniture, paintings, architectural and archaeological artifacts, jewelry, and household items spanning the period 1750 - 1983. An extensive archival collection includes the papers and correspondence of six generations of the peter family, presidential documents, photographs, deeds, and a 5,000-volume book collection. The archive is particularly complete in recording the history of the property, the house and its contents, and the garden from the 1860s to 1984.