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+Owner: Hillwood Museum
Title: Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
Description: Hillwood, Estate, Museum and Gardens, the 25 acre grand estate of Post Cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, is located in a lovely, residential neighborhood in northwest DC. Only 5 miles from the White House, Hillwood is home to the largest collect
Keywords:Marjorie Merriweather Post 1887-1973, Post Cereal heiress, 25 acre DC estate, public museum DC, house museum DC, formal gardens DC, rose garden DC, Japanese garden DC, orchid collection DC, 500 orchids, Imperial Russian art collection, Russian icons and liturgical vestments, , 90 objects by Carl Faberge in collection, 18th Century French decorative arts collection, , objects once owned by Marie Antoinette, objects once owned by Russias Catherine the Gr, husband Ed Close, husband E.F. Hutton, husband and ambassador Joseph Davies, husband Herbert May, daughter Nadenia Hartley known best as actress, pioneering businesswoman and philanthropist, Postum Cereal Company becomes General Foods Cor,
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Marjorie collected under the tutelage of art de, owner of Mar-a-Lago, early 20th century socialite, early 20th century philanthropist, early 20th century businesswoman, Art Research Library has 30, 000 volumes on imperial Russian and 18th centur, Edward Kasinec collection of Russian and East E, Avinoff-Shoumatoff collection of rare books, imperial crown worn by Empress Alexandra at her, Beauvais tapestries designed by Francois Bouche(View Less)
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