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Decatur House, built in 1819, was the home of Commodore Stephen Decatur, who died there on March 22, 1820, from wounds received in a duel with Commodore Barron. Among other distinguished men who lived there were Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren, Edward Livingston, George M. Dallas, Edward F. Beale, and Truxton Beale.
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