Dumbarton House members enjoy free admission to Dumbarton House, access to exclusive member-only events, discounts on fee-based programs, and more. Join today and receive two years of member benefits for the price of one!

Dumbarton House is committed to promoting the use of sustainable transportation as a way to reduce local traffic congestion, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. Metrorail: Dupont Circle Station ( Red Line) – Q Street exit, the house is approximately six blocks west on Q ST, NW,a short walk or ride on the D2 or D6 bus lines.

Dumbarton House is the only property fully owned and operated by The NSCDA. Built in 1799, this Federal period house in Washington, D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood includes a museum, event space, and beautiful grounds.

Our Visitor Center explores more than two centuries of Dumbarton House History. Visitors walk through a timeline that details the building of the home, its past occupants, and its early twentieth century restoration by the NSCDA.

For over a decade interns, volunteers, and staff at Dumbarton House have been researching the question—did the Nourse family have any enslaved workers or indentured ...

Dumbarton House offers a setting that is stately, charming, and elegant for private events ranging from corporate luncheons, meetings, and conferences to wedding ceremonies and receptions. Whether entering through the central passage or mingling in the tranquil gardens, Dumbarton House serves as an unforgettable backdrop for your event.

As much as the house itself, the grounds at Dumbarton House tell the story of early life in the nation’s capital and in the burgeoning American Republic.

Dumbarton House Museum’s collection of more than 1,000 pieces includes furniture, paintings, textiles, silver, and ceramics primarily from the Federal period, 1789 to 1825.

The large, bowed windows in the Best Chamber would have given the woman of the house a means for surveilling the working urban farm at Dumbarton House, including the labor of enslaved people and servants in and outside of the house.

Dumbarton House offers a wide range of programming for children. Introducing youth to our nation’s past during hands-on programs at Dumbarton House, students “travel back in time” 200 years and explore early Washington, D.C., history. Find out …