Downtown in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Lee House
Erected 1858
Home of Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee, U.S. Navy and Elizabeth Blair Lee, to whom it was given by her father, Francis Preston Blair. Admiral Lee commanded the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the Civil War. Home also of their son Blair Lee and Anne Clymer Brooke Lee. He served as United States Senator from Maryland and was the first senator to be elected by direct vote of the people. The Blair and Lee Houses were combined in 1943 to become the president's guest house.
Erected 1981 by Society of the Lees of Virginia.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
Location. 38° 53.933′ N, 77° 2.322′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest and Jackson Place, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest. In front of the Blair-Lee House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1655 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20503, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Home of the Reserve Officers Association (here, next to this marker); Francis Preston Blair (a few steps from this marker); The Blair House
this page online
Also see . . .
1. The Blair House. Blair House website homepage (Submitted on December 8, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee. Wikipedia biography
By birth and marriage, Admiral Lee was well connected. His relations include the Postmaster General Montgomery Blair and Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Admiral Lee was born in nearby Sully Plantation, in Fairfax County. (Submitted on December 8, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Craig Swain
2. Several Markers in front of the Blair-Lee House
Photographed by Craig Swain
4. The Blair-Lee House
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 4, 2007
5. The Lee House Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 11, 2017
6. The Grave of R. Adm. Samuel Phillips Lee and Elizabeth Blair Lee in Arlington National Cemetery
Samuel Phillips Lee
United States Navy
February 13, 1812 - June 5, 1897
“Devoted to Duty and Just in Command.”
Elizabeth Blair Lee
June 20, 1818 – September 13, 1906
via Wikipedia, 1845
7. Samuel Philips Lee
by Thomas Sully, 1845
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 5,325 times since then and 283 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 25, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on December 8, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on February 25, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4, 5. submitted on December 8, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on December 12, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 7. submitted on May 31, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
