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I visited the oldest restaurant in DC, located just steps from the White House. I saw why it has endured for generations.

I visited the oldest restaurant in DC, located just steps from the White House. I saw why it has endured for generations.

According to the restaurant’s history, in 1856, innkeeper William E. Ebbitt purchased a boarding house in Washington, D.C., which hosted high-profile politicians and future presidents. William McKinley is believed to have resided there while he was in Congress. The boarding house bar was said to be a popular gathering destination for the capital’s elites: American

According to the restaurant’s history, in 1856, innkeeper William E. Ebbitt purchased a boarding house in Washington, D.C., which hosted high-profile politicians and future presidents. William McKinley is believed to have resided there while he was in Congress.

The boarding house bar was said to be a popular gathering destination for the capital’s elites: American presidents Ulysses S. Grant, Andrew Johnson, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt and Warren Harding are believed to have visited the establishment.

The boarding house closed in 1925, and throughout the 20th century the hall was moved several times to buildings on the streets neighboring the White House and the Treasury Building. It moved to its current location in a Beaux-Arts building on 15th Street NW in 1983.