Anderson House in Washington, D.C. 

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You don’t often see a Revolutionary War cannon sitting atop the marble floor of a Gilded Age mansion.

But Anderson House in Washington, D.C., is not your typical museum. 

It’s more like an intriguing meld of Newport cottage and 18th-century attic.

History of Anderson House

The 50-room, five-storey beaux-arts mansion was the winter home of Larz Anderson, an American diplomat, and his wife, Isabel Perkins Anderson, an author and philanthropist.

The unique interior features carved wood walls, gilded papier-mâché ceilings, ornate iron staircases, and intricate marble floors.

After the house was completed in 1905, it became one of Washington’s most fashionable houses, entertaining guests including Calvin Coolidge and Winston Churchill.

Today’s members include male descendants of Revolutionary War officers. Larz Anderson had become a member while he served as an Army officer in the Spanish-American War.

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