A tour of the Decatur House in D.C. includes detours through

The Decatur House, on Lafayette Square in Washington, was built by Stephen Decatur and his Norfolk-born wife, Susan Wheeler Decatur. Just over a year later, Decatur met his end in a duel, at the hands of James Barron, a native of Hampton. Take a look inside.

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