5863085 ACR 21-149, Tudor Place 200th Anniversary Recognition Resolution of 2015

A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION

 

21-149  

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

December 15, 2015

 

 

To recognize and honor the historic Georgetown home, Tudor Place, on the observation of its 200th anniversary.

 

WHEREAS, Tudor Place was built in 1816 by Thomas Peter (son of Georgetown’s first mayor, Robert Peter) and Thomas’ wife, Martha Curtis Peter (granddaughter of Martha Washington);

 

WHEREAS, Tudor Place opened to the public in 1983 after spanning several generations of Peter family history, and the way it has been preserved and maintained shows entire layers of history and different eras of Washington history;

 

WHEREAS, Tudor Place is a richly adorned mansion that doubles as a museum;

 

WHEREAS, Tudor Place’s Executive Director Mark Hudson leads the charge on the bicentennial, which will provide a year’s worth of opportunities for visitors to connect to present-day Tudor Place, which has stood through numerous social upheavals, including the abolition of slavery, to the estate of generations past; and

     

WHEREAS, Tudor Place will celebrate its bicentennial with several events, including an open house on Presidents Day, a re-enactment of George Washington pitching Revolutionary War tents on the South Lawn, a special edition of the museum’s annual garden party, and a birthday party for the building shortly before Independence Day.

           

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Tudor Place 200^th Anniversary Recognition Resolution of 2015".

 

           Sec. 2.  The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes the 200^th Anniversary of Tudor Place historic Georgetown home.

 

            Sec. 3.  This resolution shall take effect upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.