The Society of the Cincinnati Library

The Society of the Cincinnati Library is a library in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. The Society of the Cincinnati Library is situated nearby to the museum Society of the Cincinnati Headquarters Building, as well as near the government office Embassy of India (Chancery).

Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Library
Postal code: 20008

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 380 feet northeast of The Society of the Cincinnati Library.

Society of the Cincinnati Headquarters Building

Museum

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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.

Society of the Cincinnati

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.

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.

The Society of the Cincinnati Library

Category: education
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.91065° or 38° 54′ 38″ north

Longitude

-77.04754° or 77° 2′ 51″ west

Open location code

87C4WX62+7X

OpenStreetMap ID

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OpenStreetMap feature

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