McClellan Family Townhome

The McClellan Family Townhome is a house located on 2026 Bradley Place in Georgetown North in Washington D.C.

The name of the family that used to live there is a reference to Ray Bradbury's story "There Will Come Soft Rains", about a robotic house in Allendale, California, that still works after a nuclear war, not knowing that its owners have perished in an atomic blast. In the story, the last name of the home's owners was McClellan. The address is also a reference to the story, which is set in 2026. Also worth noting is that the McClellan last name was used in Ray Bradbury's book "Fahrenheit 451", and the address "Bradley Place" seems to be a play on words for Ray Bradbury's last name.

Skill Book: Lying, Congressional Style through door straight ahead on table.

Inside the house there is an operational Mr. Handy robot, which can be controlled using the terminal located next to his station. One of the commands is "Read Children Bedtime Poem". If selected, the Mr. Handy will go to the children's room, and begin reciting the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara Teasdale. This is also a reference to Bradbury's story, in which the main computer of the robotic house read the same poem, not knowing that the person who's supposed to be listening is long gone.

Sara Teasdale - There Will Come Soft Rains

Telling the Mr. Handy to walk the dog will make it travel outside to the backyard of the house. If followed, it will turn hostile upon finding the dog's dead body as you have shattered this poor robots reality. Telling The Mr. Handy to go pick up groceries will make it travel outside and likely get mauled by the many super mutants as it tries to go to the grocery store.