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A family collection of Asian art. (Current and Coming).(at Tudor Place, Washington D.C.)(Brief Article)
Tudor Place was built to the designs of the great architect William Thornton in the Georgetown section of the District of Columbia, in 1816 for Thomas and Martha Custis Peter Martha Peter was the namesake of her grandmother Martha Washington, and she often visited Mount Vernon in nearby Virginia. When Martha Washington died in 1802, Thomas and Martha Custis Peter purchased at the Mount Vernon estate sale a large quantity of Chinese export porcelains and other objects that had been owned by the Washingtons.
Tudor Place was occupied by six generations of the Peter family, and two of them strengthened family ties to the house by marrying cousins. One year after the death of Armistead Peter III in 1983, the house became part of a foundation and in 1988 was opened to the public as a house museum. He and his wife Caroline were responsible for restoring the house and adding objects they felt were appropriate for a building of this period and reflected the taste of its former occupants.
Armistead Peter III was also an admirer of things Asian and added decorative ...
- Centuries of history; Tudor Place chronicles 180 years.(FAMILY TIMES)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times November 21, 2004 700+ words
...WASHINGTON TIMES Tudor Place, the Georgetown...granddaughter Martha Custis, offers insights...mansion was the home Martha Custis Peter and her...the home to the Tudor Place Foundation, which...War of 1812 - Martha Custis Peter and Anna...the design of ...
- Tudor Place fetes friend of Georgetown.(Metropolitan Times)(Party Lines)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Chaffee, Kevin May 31, 1999 700+ words
...the guest of honor at Tudor Place's annual garden party...after a brief tribute by Tudor Place President Huntington...was a clever move for Tudor Place. The historic house, which was built by Martha Custis Peter, a granddaughter...
- Washington's Granddaughter Slept Here; Tudor Place's Historic Opening in...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Sarah Booth Conroy June 5, 1988 700+ words
...lifetime devotion to Tudor Place when he was gathered...the descendants of Martha Custis Washington had cherished...other historic houses, Tudor Place has remained intact...all well-to-do. Tudor Place has not been restored...
- Generations of family silver. (Tudor Place in Georgetown, DC, to feature silver...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Ledes, Allison Eckardt June 1, 1998 700+ words
Tudor Place in Georgetown in the District...house built by Thomas and Martha Custis Peter in the early nineteenth...Custis-Peter Family of Tudor Place. At least one piece of...the Custis family before Tudor Place was even built. The silver...
- Shared Destinies; Tudor Place Seals The Deal for the Bowie-Sevier House
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Jura Koncius April 11, 1996 700+ words
...Georgetown's grandest residences -- Tudor Place and Bowie-Sevier -- have been witness...the ultimate act of neighborliness, Tudor Place Foundation has bought the Bowie-Sevier...property in Georgetown in two years. The Tudor Place mansion, operated as a historic house...
- The Grandest Of Them All; Tudor Place Salutes One of Its Own
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Sarah Booth Conroy December 4, 1995 700+ words
...presided over Georgetown's historic Tudor Place for some 20 years. Now she's recalled...Osborne Phinizy Mackie, director of Tudor Place, told the story of a 1920 photograph...longer roadworthy, was housed in the Tudor Place stable. She was 73 and twice widowed...
- Where Time Stood Still; Tudor Place, the Grand Old Georgetown Home, Shares Its...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Sarah Booth Conroy October 16, 1988 700+ words
...hill, sits the proud and pristine Tudor Place, fortunate above all early great houses of the Republic. Tudor Place, at 1644 31st St. NW, is now open...the-country air as on the day Tudor Place's architect, William Thornton...
- The Trappings Of Tudor Place
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Linda Hales December 21, 1995 700+ words
The view from Tudor Place once extended to Robert E. Lee...what old Thomas Peter, builder of Tudor Place in 1816, was. He was also the husband...members of the family that maintained Tudor Place as a home through 180 Christmases...