Susan Wheeler Decatur’s husband lay dying in the parlor of their grand house in Washington, D.C., in late March 1820, wounded in a duel with a fellow naval officer. Her husband ordered the door shut, ...

The Macon County Coroner has released the name of the man who died in a Decatur house fire Saturday night. 79-year-old John McKinney was identified as the victim. An autopsy was done Sunday. It ...

DECATUR -- Four children died in a fire that engulfed a house at 1454 N. Church St. shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday. The deaths bring the toll of Decatur youngsters to die because of fire in the last ...

DECATUR, Ga. — Five members of one family were killed in a Decatur house fire early Tuesday morning. The fire killed a mother and her two young children, as well as two more family members. Five other ...

I’ve often wondered what’s up with the houses around Lafayette Square, the park just to the north of the White House. The handsome row homes seem completely out of place in downtown D.C., and there ...

What do President Bush, Chris Matthews and Alan Greenspan all have in common? They all know how to entertain in style. The Stephen Decatur House and Museum can be found at 1610 H St., right on ...