File:Historic American Buildings Survey John O. Brostrup, Photographer March 2, 1937 10-00 A. M. DETAIL OF CORNICE. - Thomas Law House, 1252 Sixth Street Southwest, Washington, District HABS DC,WASH,13-16.tif

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Historic American Buildings Survey John O. Brostrup, Photographer March 2, 1937 10-00 A. M. DETAIL OF CORNICE. - Thomas Law House, 1252 Sixth Street Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
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Historic American Buildings Survey John O. Brostrup, Photographer March 2, 1937 10-00 A. M. DETAIL OF CORNICE. - Thomas Law House, 1252 Sixth Street Southwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Depicted place District of Columbia; District of Columbia; Washington
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 5 x 7 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS DC,WASH,13-16
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: Leased in 1796 by Thomas Law, who lost a fortune made in India speculating on Washington real estate, and his bride Eliza Parke Custis Law, granddaughter of Martha Washington. Served as a hotel in the 1860's. Used as a clinic after 1929.
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4
  • Survey number: HABS DC-20
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/dc0220.photos.304967p
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
Camera location38° 53′ 42″ N, 77° 02′ 12.01″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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