Tudor Place Historic House & Garden

I took a tour of Tudor Place a few weeks ago when I visited Georgetown for a day, and I really enjoyed it. Tudor Place is a Federal style mansion famous for being the home of a granddaughter of Martha Washington and later generations of the family. It's for that reason that Tudor Place houses largest collection of Washington family objects outside of Mount Vernon (they point many of these out on the tour). The house is beautiful, and my tour was really good - lovely tour guide, not too many people on the tour that we were cramped in rooms along the way, and very interesting. It has some small gardens, but the house is definitely the star (especially as I visited in late fall, and the gardens weren't quite at their best). I recommend this tour to people interested in American history or Federalist architecture! Check it out if that describes you and you're in the area!

We were a few minutes late to our reserved time because our bus had problems. The lady would not let us join the tour and would let us join the following tour because they were "full." There were very few visitors when we were there.

Very inconsiderate of families with transportation and mobility challenges. We don't live here, so that was that I guess. People like to power trjp. Sad.

My wife and I were in DC for a week and were stretched trying to see so many great attractions and historical venues. This place made our short list and we were no disappointed. You owe it to your selves to include this stop in your whirlwind time in our Nation's capitol. The history is almost overwheming and staff is great.
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This is an interesting place in Georgetown. Free self-guided tour in the garden, but $10 to get inside the building.

Beautiful property.

Unfortunately I didn't know online tickets were needed and they were out so I was only able to tour the gorge garden and property.

Huge and beautifully kept premises. Nice walking paths, smokehouse, large garage, ponds, well manicured bushes and beautiful nature.

I look forward to returning in the spring w tickets to tour the inside as well as seeing how the outdoor foliage will bloom.

This is such an interesting home and garden with a fascinating history. I really enjoy learning more about our nation's history and there are many homes in the DMV where it's possible to experience the spaces of notable people. Tudor Place is one of them. It was owned by descendants of Martha Washington and it's possible to see multiple artifacts from George. Ones that you won't see at Mt. Vernon. As Martha did not free her enslaved people upon her death, these people were inherited by her children and grandchildren. The historians at Tudor Place have done a lot of work to better understand who they were and give an identity to these individuals. The house also has some architectural and construction features that are unique to this structure. The docents are very knowledgeable and willing to patiently answer all of your questions. And of course, there is a portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette for all of you wanting to see yet another one in a room where he was entertained.

I wanted to go here for a while, but it was closed due to COVID. Now, it's free to go in but you need a reservation. When I tried to book, it said online it wasn't available but sent me a confirmation, when I called I had to leave a message and took a while to get back to me to confirm I was reserved. I wanted to see an estate of Martha Washington's descendants, and there's good information on the owners up until the house became open to the public.

This house is on a big property in Georgetown. The gardens seem open for everyone (although online made it sound like you needed a reservation for that too). Check in at the gift shop, then they have a piece of paper with object descriptions since the tour is all self-guided and you can basically only look in most of the rooms. The objects are well-labelled numerically and one can refer to the sheet for more information. There is someone in the last room to answer questions if needed. First floor only.

The grounds/gardens were beautiful and lots of good photo ops. It's actually very relaxing as there weren't many people around. I believe they do weddings and it's actually a really beautiful and quite a large estate. The front actually looks much nicer than the back/the side you enter from, so take a walk around. The gift shop had pretty expensive items, but since it was a free house tour, it made sense to buy something. I think for a history fan or someone who wants to do something in Georgetown, this was a good experience.

I was here for a wedding

Beautiful location for a wedding

Very picturesque.

The staff I encountered were extremely nice & helpful.

I would recommend this place

If you love history or architecture, add the Tudor Place to your DC itinerary. Here's why:

1) History: As one of the only historic mansions in the USA continuously owned by the same family, there's much to learn from it. The land where the house is built was purchased using the wedding gift money from George and Martha Washington by Martha's granddaughter, Martha Parke Custis. Because of the Washington connection, many objects inside come straight from Mt. Vernon, including, randomly, a desk from Francis Scott Key. Some items date back to 1660!

2) Space: It's a beautiful home with two floors, a gorgeous garden (just not in the winter), a garage, and a few other spaces on the property. The rooms are fascinating, especially seeing how they evolved as time went by. The guided tour will point these out throughout the main space.

If you love history and architecture, the small price to pay for a tour is definitely worth it. If you're not into these things or have small kids, you may not enjoy it as much as others. Still, if you want off-the-National-Mall museums, this is a great spot!

I was visiting Georgetown for the first time & needed to fill up my day. I stopped by the Tudor Place to kill a couple of hours!

I enjoyed the tour of the home at Tudor Place! Lots of great tidbits, historical items from George Washington's home, etc. I thought our tour guide was very knowledgeable. After the main house tour, you can wander the grounds and explore yourself.

Note: if you're prone to being bitten by bugs like I am, bring bug spray before you explore the gardens. I got some giant mosquito bites! No fault of Tudor Place - it happens.

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