Declaration House

Working in rooms rented from bricklayer Jacob Graff, Thomas Jefferson drafted a declaration espousing the political ideas of the enlightenment philosophers. The house went through many alterations in the 1800s before being demolished. The National Park Service reconstructed it in 1975.

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Declaration House, exterior

2000 x 1248
4.1 MB

Declaration House, bedchamber

1335 x 2000
3.7 MB

Declaration House, parlor

1335 x 2000
3.6 MB