Watterston House

	Watterston House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Watterston House in 2026
Location	224 2nd Street, S.E., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°53′11″N 77°0′13″W / 38.88639°N 77.00361°W
Built	1802
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	91001942

Location224 2nd Street, S.E., Washington, D.C.

Built1802

ArchitecturalstyleFederal

Watterston House is a Federal rowhouse, located at 224 2nd Street, Southeast, Washington, D.C., on Capitol Hill. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 1992. It was named for George Watterston, a Librarian of Congress.^[3] It was the headquarters of the Cato Institute from 1982 to 1993.^[4] It is the headquarters of the Indian Gaming Association.^[5]

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