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Gen. Grant's Headquarters, by E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm)
Based on multiple books, this was at the southwest corner of 17th and F streets NW. Photo of it here, in the 1920s, after a major 1885 alteration. In 1865, this was two buildings, and I think headquarters were the right one (on the corner) in this photograph. It is in Capital Losses as "Towson House"; it was built in 1827 by, paymaster general of the US Army. He died in 1854, and the government leased the building from then on. It was Winfield Scott's headquarters at the outset of the Civil War (and was the house where Scott asked Robert E. Lee for allegiance to the Union; Lee resigned the following day). Portraits of Scott here and here were taken on the rear porch of the house. Scott left in October 1861. Immediately after, Grant returned to Washington and made his headquarters there. Another book has a "Washington City, 1869" engraving which describes it as being his headquarters at the time, still. In 1885, the government needed more space, and built a new wing joining the two buildings in this photo, and added a full third floor to the Towson House on the right. It was occupied by various government offices, then sold and torn down in 1947. The site was afterwards an office
- Date
- 1947
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- Original size
- 2,729 × 1,357 pixels
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