TUDOR PLACE FOUNDATION INC

CONSERVATION OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS - LOCATED ON FIVE AND A HALF ACRES OF LAND IN WASHINGTON'S GEORGETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD, TUDOR PLACE MAINTAINS SEVEN HISTORIC STRUCTURES, INCLUDING A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK HOUSE DESIGNED BY DR. WILLIAM THORNTON, ARCHITECT OF THE FIRST UNITED STATES CAPITOL, AND COMPLETED IN 1816. THE SURROUNDING GARDENS RECORD THE EVOLUTION OF THE PROPERTY FROM 1805-1983. TUDOR PLACE COMPLETED AN ARCHITECTURAL ANALYSIS ON THE LANDMARK HOUSE IN 2004, A CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT OF THE STRUCTURE IN 2005, AND A CULTURAL LANDSCAPE REPORT IN 2012. THE ARCHITECTURAL ANALYSIS WAS SUPPLEMENTED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HISTORIC STRUCTURES REPORT THAT COMPLETED IN 2024. THESE REPORTS, ALONG WITH THE FINDINGS OF AN INTENSIVE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNDERTAKEN IN 2011 AND SUBSEQUENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS, GUIDE THE RESEARCH, INTERPRETATION, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING ON THE HISTORY AND USES OF THE SITE. A GARDENS & GROUNDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND A BUILDING PRESERVATION COMMITTEE ASSIST THE STAFF IN THE MANAGEMENT AND CARE OF THESE RESOURCES.

CONSERVATION OF ARCHIVES AND COLLECTIONS - THE TUDOR PLACE MUSEUM COLLECTION INCLUDES OVER 18,000 OBJECTS INCLUDING SILVER, FURNITURE, PAINTINGS, ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS, JEWELRY, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS SPANNING THE PERIOD 1750-1983. ALL THESE ITEMS SHARE A PROVENANCE DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE HISTORIC HOUSE AND ITS OCCUPANTS. WITH COLLECTIONS THAT WERE MADE, USED AND OWNED BY THE RESIDENTS OF TUDOR PLACE, VISITORS ARE PROVIDED AN AUTHENTIC, IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE, SEEING OBJECTS IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTEXT.AN EXTENSIVE ARCHIVAL COLLECTION INCLUDES THE PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF SIX GENERATIONS OF THE PETER FAMILY, PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND A 5,000-VOLUME BOOK COLLECTION. THE ARCHIVE IS PARTICULARLY COMPLETE IN RECORDING THE HISTORY OF THE PROPERTY, THE HOUSE AND ITS CONTENTS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GARDEN. A BOARD-APPROVED COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT POLICY AND INDUSTRY BEST-PRACTICES GUIDE THE CARE, EXHIBITION, AND USE OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION AND ARCHIVE.