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”, “ヒルウッド博物館”, and “ヒルウッド庭園美術館”
  • Address: 4155 Linnean Avenue Northwest, 20008

Places of Interest Nearby

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

University
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is the law school… is situated 1,700 feet west of Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens.

School
Levine Music is a non-profit community music center… is situated 1,100 feet west of Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens.

Building
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The , also known as the Art… 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
is an entirely residential neighborhood…

Suburb
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is a residential neighborhood in the…

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
Open­Street­Map feature
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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: “ヒルウッド邸美術館”
  • Korean: “힐우드 박물관”
  • 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”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Embassy of the Netherlands and Peirce Still House.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Marjorie Merriweather Post and Butler’s House.

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