Come celebrate the 250th birthday of our country!  We will explore Anderson House and the museum of the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati on a visit to this National Historic Landmark, which has been the Society’s headquarters since 1938. Guided tours of the first and second floors of the 1905 mansion reveal the history of the Society of the Cincinnati, the significance of the American Revolution, and the lives and collections of the home’s first owners, Larz and Isabel Anderson.

Anderson House was completed in 1905 for Larz and Isabel Anderson, an American couple who devoted their lives to public service, travel, entertaining, collecting, and philanthropy. Their interests and activities are reflected in the mansion, where much of the couple’s art collection and furnishings are still on display amidst the outstanding original architectural features. Today, Anderson House is the home of the Society of the Cincinnati and its American Revolution Institute, which works here to advance its historical mission to promote understanding and appreciation of the American Revolution and its legacy. Select art and artifacts of the Revolutionary War and the Society of the Cincinnati are also displayed in Anderson House and are featured in the changing exhibition gallery, which presents one exhibition per year exploring an aspect of the American Revolution and its legacy.

We have arranged for a free bus to take up to 14 people downtown and back.  We are going to stop at Le Pain Quotidien (2000 P St. NW) for a bite to eat before walking over to the museum.

If you are interested in attending but finances are standing in your way, don't hesitate to get in touch with the office, and we can make arrangements.