American Peace Society house
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American Peace Society House is a Late Victorian house that was the headquarters of the American Peace Society
from 1911 to 1948.
It is included in the Lafayette Square Historic District, a district that is a National Historic Landmark. It is a three story brick house with a hexagonal bay.
The Peace Society house was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1974.
American Peace Society
The American Peace Society is a pacifist group founded upon the initiative of William Ladd, in New York City, May 8, 1828. It was formed by the merging of many state and local societies, from New York, Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, of which the oldest, the New York Peace Society, dated...
from 1911 to 1948.
It is included in the Lafayette Square Historic District, a district that is a National Historic Landmark. It is a three story brick house with a hexagonal bay.
The Peace Society house was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1974.
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- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=734+Jackson+Pl.,+NW.,+Washington,+D.C.&sll=38.903074,-77.024374&sspn=0.008049,0.014763&g=901+Massachusetts+Ave.,+NW.,+Washington,+D.C.&ie=UTF8&ll=38.900235,-77.037871&spn=0.008049,0.014763&z=16&layer=c&cbll=38.900227,-77.037987&panoid=FZSdKUIP6lzBsi62QoL-VA&cbp=12,179.80924316151254,,0,5American Peace Society house (closest view possible) on Google Street View]