Cosmos Club
The Cosmos Club is a 501 private social club in Washington, D.C., that was founded by John Wesley Powell in 1878 as a gentlemen's club for those interested in science.Photo: Difference engine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: private social club in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Townsend House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Phillips Collection and Anderson House Museum.
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.
Anderson House Museum
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.
Thomas T. Gaff House
Government office
Photo: Josh Carolina, CC BY 2.0.
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 490 feet east of Cosmos Club.
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.
Cosmos Club
- Categories: social club and clubhouse
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Slovenian—“Cosmos Club” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cosmos Club”
- French: “Cosmos Club”
- German: “Cosmos Club”
- Hebrew: “מועדון הקוסמוס”
- Japanese: “コスモスクラブ”
- Latin: “Cosmos Club”
- Slovenian: “Cosmos Club”
- Slovenian: “Townsend House”
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