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Within this stunning historic mansion, DACOR provides networking opportunities to advance the professional and social needs of its members. Through a range of programs, DACOR sustains and supports community amongst those who have dedicated their lives to foreign affairs through governmental and non-governmental work, research and academia, trade and development, and communications and media. In 1986, Bacon’s organization joined forces with Diplomats and Consular Officers Retired (DACOR), to become the DACOR Bacon Foundation. At the inaugural event, then-Secretary of State George Shultz said, “We want to protect and advance the interests and ideals of America. Five years before her death, she established the Bacon House Foundation to preserve the building as a place for both official and informal diplomacy, and a center for events and meetings on international affairs. While throughout her life she was best known as a hostess of dignitaries, she played diplomatic roles herself, including as a U.S. representative to the coronation of one of Nepal’s kings and the Silver Jubilee of the coronation of an Ethiopian emperor.
The Family
DACOR and the DACOR Bacon House Foundation are headquartered in the elegant, 200 year-old DACOR Bacon House, an iconic Federal style four story brick mansion that is located two blocks from the White House. Eight Presidents have visited or stayed at the House, including James Monroe and Abraham Lincoln. Two Chief Justices have lived here - John Marshall and Melville Fuller.Virginia Murray Bacon, the last private owner of the House bequeathed 1801 F Street to the Bacon House Foundation to protect the house in perpetuity.
Event Space
His 30 years in the Foreign Service were preceded by 20 years in the U.S. GardenOur garden patio, hidden by eight foot brick walls, is a veritable oasis in the center of the city. Graced by fine statues depicting the four seasons and a built-in pergola, this is a wondrous place for weddings, receptions, BBQs, live music, or just relaxing over cocktails after a tough day at the office. Green RoomThe Green Room, hidden in plain sight, is famous for the off-the-record negotiations that have occurred within its walls over the centuries.
Ringgold–Carroll House
We are an organization of foreign affairs professionals whose careers are defined by international impact. Our members are united in their belief that diplomatic relationships based on deep political, economic, and cultural understanding can solve international problems and change the course of history. Our work takes place in the DACOR Bacon House, one of the Capital's most long-standing havens for discussion about the challenges and opportunities our nation faces and the policies our government pursues in the national interest. The DACOR community is proud to stand for the enduring principles of democracy and equality, of justice and dignity, of peace and prosperity for nations and individuals alike.
Rumors abound about which foreign dignitaries have secreted away here but we‘re not talking. The room is graced with the original 1825 fireplace mantel and unique Asian glass paintings. Employees are not permitted to leave the House on errands for members or guests. The closest Metro stop is Farragut West Station which services the Orange, Blue and Silver lines. The K Street exit of Farragut North Station, which services the Red line, is two bocks further. Alice Copley Thaw, a wealthy American debutante and former Countess of Yarmouth, never resided at 1801 F Street.
History of the House & Famous Residents
GalleryA bright and airy space which runs the full length of the house, the Gallery‘s large windows overlook the inner courtyard and old Carriage House. On the south wall hangs a 19th century French garden scape, embraced by a pair of Venetian shield-shaped pier mirrors. This sunny, flexible space is perfect for daytime lunches or evening buffets. As DACOR’s membership expanded, it eventually outgrew the small H Street townhouse.
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Battle-Torbert LibraryWhat was once the Butler‘s Quarters is now a dedicated diplomatic library containing 1,400 volumes. The centerpiece of the room is the American walnut desk, made for Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, which is on permanent loan from the State Department. The Library is now used as a casual meeting space, but can be converted to host a lunch or serve as a bar area. Virginia Bacon added the Steinway grand piano and loved to entertain her guests here with an evening of music, often provided by her good friend Arthur Rubenstein, who stayed at the Bacon House while in town. The North Drawing Room is now a favored indoor location for wedding ceremonies. Dining RoomElegant and exquisitely proportioned, the dining room is one of the House‘s finest rooms.
Move to 1801 F Street
Ringgold was a prominent merchant who earned the trust of those in the White House when he personally led President Madison and several members of his Cabinet to safety during the 1814 British burning of the White House. Marshal for the District of Columbia by two presidents - James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. Fried is a former assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, senior director for European affairs on the National Security Council and ambassador to Poland.
Meeting RoomFrom 1825 until the early 20th century, the Meeting Room housed the kitchen and served as a central work area for servants. Today, it is a gathering place for members, their guests, and other visitors and is often used as a reception area prior to events. It is currently decorated with Americana and Foreign Service memorabilia donated by DACOR members.
This was already true in the early 1800s when the nations first power brokers built magnificent homes in the shadow of the newly constructed White House. They chose this location to signal their own prestige but also to provide a degree of convenience proximity made it easier for decision makers to gather informally to hash out the critical matters of the day. The house located at 1801 F Street, today known as the DACOR Bacon House, was one such home. Completed in 1825, it is one of the few remaining early private homes in the Presidents Neighborhood. Jacobs is a former assistant secretary of state for consular affairs and ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. During her 34-year Foreign Service career, she also served in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Mexico, Nigeria and Thailand.
Approached by the Bacon House Foundation in 1985 with an offer of rental space in their headquarters, DACOR instead proposed a merger with its own Education and Welfare Foundation. The stage was set for DACOR to move to the 24-room Federal mansion at 1801 F Street. Ever since, DACOR Bacon House has been maintained as the organization’s headquarters and as the elegant setting renown for intellectual rapport, cultural enlightenment and grand entertainment. DACOR welcomes into membership professionals in the field of foreign affairs and accepts donations from those wishing to support the preservation and educational work of the Foundation. Yes, since June 2021 we require reservations for Members' Lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
To request handicap parking access or assistance entering the House, contact Meg Sharley at The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. “She liked to entertain and would do so for my program,” the late Lucius Battle, a Foreign Service officer, recalled in a 1991 oral history interview with the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. Since we didn’t have much entertainment money, she was very helpful.” He said that Bacon tried to fire him when he ended a State Department contract with a theater academy, on whose board she sat.
It has been adapted from a historic home into a private club and office space by DACOR (Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired) and the DACOR-Bacon House Foundation. DACOR encourages vigorous expression and questioning of points of view, while striving for balance. Views or of their charitable, professional, or commercial bona fides should be inferred. Members are expected to respect any restrictions the program committee and/or speaker place(s) on the use of information discussed during DACOR programs. To facilitate candid discussion, DACOR does not invite media to its programs.
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