Tudor Place Foundation Inc

Programs: Conservation of archives and collections - the tudor place museum collection includes over 15,000 objects including silver, furniture, paintings, architectural and archaeological artifacts, jewelry, and household items spanning the period 1750-1983. An extensive archival collection includes the papers and correspondence of six generations of the peter family, presidential documents, photographs, deeds, and a 5,000-volume book collection. The archive is particularly complete in recording the history of the property, the house and its contents, and the garden from the 1860s to 1984. A board-approved collections management policy and industry best-practices guide the care, exhibition, and use of the museum collection and archive.

conservation of buildings and grounds - located on five and a half acres of land in washington's georgetown neighborhood, tudor place maintains seven historic structures, including a national historic landmark house designed by dr. William thornton, architect of the first united states capitol, and completed in 1816. The surrounding gardens record the evolution of the property from 1805-1983. Tudor place completed a historic structures report on the landmark house in 2004, a conservation assessment of the structure in 2005, and a cultural landscape report in 2012. These reports along with the findings of an intensive archaeological survey undertaken in 2011 guide research, interpretation, and educational programming on the history and uses of the site. The board of trustees approved and annually reviews a buildings conservation policy and a cultural landscape management policy.

master preservation plan - in 2008, tudor place, along with experts in fire, security, collections, buildings, and mechanicals, developed a master preservation plan that permits the public's engagement with the museum's assets while also protecting them. A capital campaign is underway to fund implementation of the master preservation plan.