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Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens. / 38.9437; -77.0526. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts museum in Washington, D.C., United States. The former residence of businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist and collector Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its large decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on ...
Forest Hills is a residential neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., United States, bounded by Connecticut Avenue NW to the west, Rock Creek Park to the east, Chevy Chase to the north, and Tilden Street NW to the south. The neighborhood is frequently referred to as Van Ness because it is served by the Van Ness–UDC station ...
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: Washington D.C. D.C. Includes a Japanese garden designed by landscape architect Shogo Myaida, features a stream and pond, combines native and Japanese plants including Japanese pines, Colorado blue spruce, maples, azaleas, and false cypress. Huntington Library Botanical Garden: San Marino: California
The Dacha at Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens in Washongton, D.C. Date: 2 February 2011, 13:24:34: Source: Flickr: Dacha at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: Author: Sarah Stierch: Permission (Reusing this file)
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Gold and sapphire-framed miniature portraits (missing) The Twelve Monograms egg, also known as the Alexander III Portraits egg, is an Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1896 for Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. [1] It was presented by Nicholas II to his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna.
Cultural Tourism DC (CTDC) offered a range of guided and self-guided walking tours of historic neighborhoods in Washington, DC. These Neighborhood Heritage Trails relate the history of DC's communities through poster-sized street signs displaying text, maps, and historic photos. The 1-to-2-mile (1.6 to 3.2 km) walking tours can be navigated ...
Perry Hunt Wheeler. Perry Hunt Wheeler (5 October 1913 – 1989) was an American landscape architect who is primarily known for several garden projects in Washington, D.C., including the White House Rose Garden. He was born in Cordele, Georgia to John L. and Sarah Wheeler. He began his post-secondary education at Emory College, but soon ...