Tag: Photographs

Lunch Bite – Larz Anderson before Isabel

Larz and Isabel Anderson met in 1895, were married in 1897 and began the construction of Anderson House in 1902. But what was Larz Anderson’s life like before he met his wife? Join Kelsey Atwood, tour and public program manager, for a look at his early years through photographs, letters and journals that reveal little-known […]

Lunch Bite – Photographs of the construction of Anderson House

When the construction of Anderson House was completed in 1905, the mansion was celebrated for its elegant design and expert craftsmanship. Anderson House was one of the largest and most lavish private homes built during the first decade of the twentieth century in Dupont Circle—the most fashionable neighborhood in Washington, D.C., at the time. The […]