The National Headquarters of the Society of the Cincinnati is located in Anderson House, an elegant mansion on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C. The mansion is located one block north of Dupont Circle. Anderson House was built between 1902 and 1905 as the winter home of Isabel and Larz Anderson III. The Andersons furnished their home with fine and decorative European and Asia art. Larz Anderson III had a distinguished career as a diplomat. Following Ambassador Anderson's death in 1937, his widow presented Anderson House along with much of the building's original art and furnishings to the Society of the Cincinnati. Today, Anderson House serves as the headquarters and meeting place for the Society. It also houses the following: The Larz and Isabel Anderson Collection, which includes decorative and fine arts acquired by the Andersons in their extensive travels. The permanent museum collection of the Society of the Cincinnati, which includes artifacts from the Revolutionary War as well as objects related to the history of the Society. The Society of the Cincinnati Library, which contains an extensive reference collection on the American Revolution. Anderson House is open to the public, free of charge, for walk-in tours and organized group tours (by prior arrangement), Tuesday through Saturday, 1:00 to 4:00 PM. The house is closed to public on Sunday, Monday, some holidays, and during meetings of the Society. To schedule a group tour for 15 or more people, please call the museum's Assistant Director four or more weeks in advance. For further information, contact: Museum Director The Society of the Cincinnati 2218 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20008 202-785-2040 ext. 424 Assistant Museum Director 202-785-2040 ext. 410

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