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Newton D. Baker House

1794 establishments in Washington, D.C.District of Columbia Inventory of Historic SitesGeorgetown (Washington, D.C.)Houses completed in 1794Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Washington, D.C.National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.
Newton D. Baker House Washington, D.C
Newton D. Baker House Washington, D.C

Newton D. Baker House, also known as Jacqueline Kennedy House, is a historic house at 3017 N Street NW in Washington, D.C. Built in 1794, it was home of Newton D. Baker, who was Secretary of War, during 1916–1920, while "he presided over America's mass mobilization of men and material in World War I. After the assassination of president John F. Kennedy in 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy purchased the house and lived here for about a year.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.

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