Dumbarton House - Federal-period period-room installations

Dumbarton House, built circa 1800 and located near Dupont Circle, is a preserved Federal-period house museum administered by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the District of Columbia. The museum presents furnished period rooms, historic decorative arts, and a small carriage house as curated installations that interpret urban elite life in early 19th-century Washington. The site also maintains a restored garden and offers public tours and educational programming tied to its collections and historic interiors.