Cleveland Abbe House

Arts Club of Washington
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites
Cleveland Abbe House in 2022
Location	2017 I Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°54′5.3″N 77°2′44.55″W / 38.901472°N 77.0457083°W / 38.901472; -77.0457083
Built	1802
Architect	Timothy Caldwell
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	69000289
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 24, 1969[1]
Designated NHL	May 15, 1975[2]
Designated DCIHS	November 8, 1964

The Cleveland Abbe House, also known as the Timothy Caldwell House and Monroe-Adams-Abbe House, is a historic house at 2017 "I" Street NW in Washington, D.C. Built in 1805, it is an excellent example of Federal period architecture. It has had a series of distinguished residents. Most notable are James Monroe, who occupied it as United States Secretary of War and as President of the United States while the White House was restored after the War of 1812, and historian Henry Adams. However, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975 for its association with meteorologist Cleveland Abbe (1838–1916), the founder of the National Weather Service, who lived here from 1877 until his death. It is now home to the Arts Club of Washington.