Anderson House Museum
Anderson House, also known as Larz Anderson House, is a Gilded Age mansion located at 2118 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, on Embassy Row in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It now houses the Society of the Cincinnati's international headquarters and a research library on 17th- and 18th-century military and naval history and the art of war.- Type: Museum
- Description: historic house museum in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Anderson House” and “Larz Anderson House”
- Address: 2118 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Phillips Collection and Society of the Cincinnati Headquarters Building.
Phillips Collection
Museum
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The Phillips Collection is an art museum located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The museum was founded by art collectors Duncan Phillips and Marjorie Acker Phillips in 1921 as the Phillips Memorial Gallery. Phillips Collection is situated 440 feet northeast of Anderson House Museum.
Society of the Cincinnati Headquarters Building
The Society of the Cincinnati is a fraternal, hereditary society founded in 1783 to commemorate the American Revolutionary War that saw the creation of the United States.Thomas T. Gaff House
Government office
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The Thomas T. Gaff House is the diplomatic residence of the Colombian ambassador to the United States, a post currently held by Ambassador Daniel García-Peña, and previously held by Luis Gilberto Murillo. Thomas T. Gaff House is situated 720 feet east of Anderson House Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dupont Circle and West End.
Dupont Circle
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Dupont Circle is an affluent historic neighborhood in Washington D.C. It is known for its beautiful Victorian homes, walkability, and has offices, civic institutions, hotels, night clubs, bars, cafes, art galleries, and shops.
West End
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The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
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Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown D.C.
Anderson House Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.91074° or 38° 54′ 39″ northLongitude
-77.04771° or 77° 2′ 52″ westElevation
75 feet (23 metres)Open location code
87C4WX62+7WOpenStreetMap ID
way 66646611OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
4137555Wikidata ID
Q1279761
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Anderson House Museum” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Larz Anderson House”
- French: “Larz Anderson House”
- Slovenian: “Larz Anderson House”
- Urdu: “لارز اینڈرسن ہاؤس”
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