Anderson House

When Anderson House was built in the early 1900's its location in DuPont circle was the most fashionable neighborhood in Washington DC. It was built as the winter house for Larz Anderson III who was an American Diplomat. The property is a fifty-room mansion that featured a walled garden, tennis courts and a carriage house. It featured eclectic interiors that featured English and Italian influences.

The house was adorned with carved wood walls, papier-mÃ'ché ceilings, the staircases were ornate iron and the floors were marble. It featured all the latest conveniences for the era including electricity, central heading, telephones and clothes dryers with pull-out racks.

Today the house is listed on the National Register of Historic places and is a designated National Historic Landmark. The walled gardens received renovations and now feature a reflecting pool. The gardens were named in honor of Harry Hoyt who led the renovation of the house and gardens.

A temporary exhibition gallery has been created in the billiard room of the house. The most dramatic renovation of the house has been the basement which has been transformed into a state-of-the-art library and is used by scholars who are studying the American Revolutions. The construction of the library was completed in 1998 as part of the general restoration of the house.

Anderson House is now the headquarters of the Society of the Cincinnati, who converted the servant's quarters of the house into offices and started the changes to the mansion. The Society is a nonprofit historical organization that promotes public interest in the American Revolution.