Anderson, Larz, House
Historic house in Washington, D.C., United States. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
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. It is also open to the public as a historic house museum about life in Washington in the early 20th century.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 2118 Massachusetts Ave., NW., Washington, DC |
| County | District of Columbia County |
| Listed | Apr 7, 1971 |
| Reference number | 71000993 |
| Architect | Little & Browne |
| Type of place | building |
| Style | Beaux-Arts |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 2118 Massachusetts Ave., NW., Washington, DC |
| Coordinates | 38.91071, -77.04782 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site · 1 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 4 mi · Fort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 5 mi · Carderock Recreation Area Pavilion 9 mi |
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Nearby in District of Columbia County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000993. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.