Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts and historic house museum in Washington, D.C. The former residence of businesswoman and philanthropist Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on the House of Romanov, including two Fabergé eggs.
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Monday: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: decorative arts museum in Washington, D.C., USA
  • Also known as: “Hillwood Estate, Museum and Garden”
  • Address: 4155 Linnean Avenue Northwest, 20008

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Howard University School of Law and Levine School of Music.

University
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is the law school of , a private, federally chartered historically black research university in It is one of the oldest law schools in the country and the oldest historically black law school in the United States. is situated 1,700 feet west of Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens.

School
Levine Music is a non-profit community music center serving the Greater Washington DC metropolitan area. Levine currently operates five campuses, in Northwest DC, Southeast DC, Silver Spring, MD, N. Bethesda, MD, and Falls Church, VA. is situated 1,100 feet west of Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens.

Building
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The , also known as the Art Barn, is an historic barn and springhouse located in , at Tilden Street and Beach Drive, Northwest, Washington, D.C. is situated 1,000 feet south of Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forest Hills and Crestwood.

Neighborhood
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, also known as Van Ness, is a residential neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of , , bounded by Connecticut Avenue NW to the west, to the east, to the north, and Tilden Street NW to the south.

Neighborhood
is an entirely residential neighborhood located in , and bordered on three sides by . Heading north from the White House on 16th Street, is among the first neighborhoods that features single-family homes with larger lawns.

Suburb
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is a residential neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of It is located at and bounded approximately by to the east, Wisconsin and Idaho Avenues to the west, Klingle and Woodley Roads to the south, and Rodman and Tilden Streets to the north.

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens

Latitude
38.94366° or 38° 56′ 37″ north
Longitude
-77.05261° or 77° 3′ 9″ west
Levels
3
Open location code
87C4WWVW+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 91804743
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q2058611
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “希尔伍德庄园”
  • Chinese: “希爾伍德莊園”
  • Dutch: “Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens”
  • French: “Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens”
  • German: “Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון הילווד”
  • Italian: “Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens”
  • Japanese: “ヒルウッド博物館”
  • Japanese: “ヒルウッド庭園美術館”
  • Japanese: “ヒルウッド邸美術館”
  • Latin: “Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens”
  • Portuguese: “Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens”
  • Russian: “Музей Хиллвуд”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей Гіллвуд”
  • Ukrainian: “Музей Хіллвуд”
  • Welsh: “ystad Hillwoo”

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Highlights include Embassy of the Netherlands and Peirce Still House.

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