Show tablet M I 1 Is placed on historic mansion MII a i gather trig of distin ance amo dished persons nt at the arts arta club 2017 1 I street northwest 0 once the home of president monroe mrs rose GOU gouverneur verneur hoea and campbell gouverneur Gouvern our great granddaughters of tile the tor of the monroe doctrine unveiled a tablet which will mark the building as 83 one of the foremost historic spots of the district the bronze tablet upon which are inscribed the names of the famous camou s persons who have lived there was presented by the district chapter of the daughters of the american revolution in speaking his approval ot of me marl ting of the hie historic house district commissioner rudolph said in part everything associated with the name minme of james ought to excite the ifie interest of every patriotic american the event in his official career that brought him close closest 4 to our interest Is disconnection his connection with the selection of the of the site of tile the sent seat of government of the united states he was a member of the committee appointed by congress in october BU 30 1783 13 to repair to the lower falls of the potomac to view the situation of the country in the vicinity of tile the same ruid end to report a proper di district for the residence of congress in n letter to thomas jefferson lefterson lef tereon on the of tile the following may ho he says my letter by the last post will inform you of the occasion which pointed that as the f favorable avorn ble moment for n trip to georgetown and of our availing ourselves of it yesterday evening wo we returned our report will be tit in favor of the maryland ride mile and of a position near tile the town t the site so BO fa bored wag that now occupied by tile tho city of lV ashington which snows anuw harmoniously lie he worked with washington and jefferson in furthering tits his founding of the national capital 1802 and for tile the house was built in six 1110 months it served ns as tile the nut natrona na tlona ions white house titter after tile the burning of tile the british in 1914 0 original ono one by the in addition many distinguished persons to president monroe have resided there |