Pierce Still House
a.k.a. Still House
2400 Tilden St., NW., Washington, DCThe Still House has a local architectural significance as a representative example of a stone structure that originally formed part of a working mill and homestead of the early 1800s. Its exterior is a rare and almost intact example of a vernacular farm building that was built to be a distillery and later-- until its early 20th-century conversion to a residence--was used as a barn. It is a rare example that reflects the rural character of this locale in the early 19th century style. Several related structures constructed by the same builder survived and are adjacent to the Still House.
Local significance of the building:
Exploration/settlement; Architecture
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
The city was built on a swamp: The area that is now Washington, D.C. was originally a swampy, marshy region along the Potomac River. The construction of the city involved extensive drainage and landfill projects to make the land suitable for building.