Watterston House is a Federal rowhouse, located at 224 2nd Street, Southeast, Washington, D.C., on Capitol Hill.
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| Location | 224 2nd Street, S.E., Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′11″N 77°0′13″W / 38.88639°N 77.00361°W |
| Built | 1802 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001942 [1][2] |
It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 1992.
It was named for George Watterston, a Librarian of Congress.[3] It was the headquarters of the Cato Institute from 1982 to 1993.[4] It is the headquarters of the National Indian Gaming Association.[5]
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edit- ^ "LandmarkHunter.com - Watterston House". landmarkhunter.com. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress -- LIBRARIANS OF CONGRESS". loc.gov. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Cato Institute Timeline, 1977-1997". Archived from the original on 1999-10-09.
- ^ "SL 09-090". cfa.gov. Retrieved 13 May 2015.