Next in our series of mid century historic homes that you can visit: Hillwood Estate, with some mid mod surprises inside — like a 1950s pink bathroom to beat all pink bathrooms. The Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, an historic home in Washington, D.C., may be one of my personal favorites. Thanks to Reader Tina, who gave…
Every June, guests and supporters of Hillwood gather at its annual gala to take home a little of Marjorie Merriweather Post’s magic. But this year the gala had a black out of sorts in honor of Hillwood’s latest exhibition on the photography of the late, great Alfred Eisenstaedt.
Featured in this year's special exhibit at Hillwood: 1960s film projection room, fallout shelter, "Mad Men"-eque cocktail bar, more.
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, Washington, DC. The home of Marjorie Merriweather Post. Photograph by Dolores Kelley. Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
A new Hillwood exhibit gives a lesson from Marjorie Merriweather Post: Don’t be afraid to use your nice things.
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One of the premier art collector's museums in the United States, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is dedicated to enlightening and engaging visitors with an experience inspired by founder Marjorie Merriweather Post's passion for excellence, gracious hospitality and intent to preserve and share the beauty and history of her collections, garden and estate. Hillwood is set upon 25 acres of gardens and surrounding woodlands in northwest Washington, DC. Twelve acres of enchanting formal gardens include a Japanese-style garden, a rose garden and a French parterre.
Skirting the edge of Rock Creek Park in the northwest sector of Washington, D.C., stands the magnificent home and gardens of arguably the most successful businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist, and art collector America has ever known. With equal passion devoted to her many interests, Marjorie Merriweather Post ensured the public could experience art once reserved for
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Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens. The home of Marjorie Merriweather Post in Washington, DC. Photograph by Roy Kelley. Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
Skirting the edge of Rock Creek Park in the northwest sector of Washington, D.C., stands the magnificent home and gardens of arguably the most successful businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist, and art collector America has ever known. With equal passion devoted to her many interests, Marjorie Merriweather Post ensured the public could experience art once reserved for
Next in our series of mid century historic homes that you can visit: Hillwood Estate, with some mid mod surprises inside — like a 1950s pink bathroom to beat all pink bathrooms. The Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, an historic home in Washington, D.C., may be one of my personal favorites. Thanks to Reader Tina, who gave…
'Hillwood' was built for Marjorie Merriweather Post and her husband Edward F. Hutton by Charles Hart of the firm Hart & Shape in Brookville from 1921 to 1929. The couple purchased 'Warburton Hall', an Addison Mizner designed home built for William Prime, and demolished most of the original house. Post was the daughter of C.W. Post, founder of the Postum Cereal Company, which later became the General Foods Corporation. She was an incredibly interesting individual; she married four times, built numerous mansions (including Mar-a-Lago) and was at one time the wealthiest woman in America. The home she built in Brookville was a Tudor and has exquisite detail throughout. All the wood carving was done on site and in the estate's prime the home was self sufficient, growing fruit and vegetables as well as having a dairy and cattle. In 1951 the home became part of Long Island University's C.W. Post campus. Today the house operates as the administrative offices for the school. Click HERE to see 'Hillwood' on google earth. Click HERE to see the gardens of 'Hillwood'. The entrance. The exterior of the 'Great Room', the Prime's central hall that was incorporated into Post's new house. The small porch on the right leads to the formal garden. The soffit outside the window of Nedenia Marjorie Post's bedroom. Nedenia was Marjorie Post and Edward Hutton's only child. Nedenia would go on to become the actress Dina Merrill. The playhouse, also known as 'Deen Wee'. The playhouse had a bedroom,a sitting room, a kitchen, running water and electricity. 'Post Cottage', the guesthouse. The garage. The windows at the far end have since replaced bay doors. Adelaide Brevoort Close's home, built in 1928 next to her mother's home. Adelaide was one of Marjorie's children from her first marriage to Edward Bennett Close. Not only would I like to thank Ken Mensing for all the help, I would also suggest anyone interested in this fascinating house to consider a great book Ken co-wrote entitled 'Hillwood: The Long Island Estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post'.
Marjorie Merriweather Post created an opulent haven at Hillwood, her Washington, D.C., estate, then opened it for everyone to enjoy
My thoughts on the new exhibit of Marjorie Merriweather Post's Cartier jewels at Hillwood Museum along with a close look at some of my favorite pieces.
Saliha did NOT hold back on color when she decorated her new house in The Hague.
Broche pendentif - platine, émeraude, diamant, émail Hillwood Estate Museum - Leg de Marjorie Merriweather Post Cartier Londres 1923 - Remanié par Cartier New York 1928
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Saliha did NOT hold back on color when she decorated her new house in The Hague.
'Hillwood' was built for Marjorie Merriweather Post and her husband Edward F. Hutton by Charles Hart of the firm Hart & Shape in Brookville from 1921 to 1929. The couple purchased 'Warburton Hall', an Addison Mizner designed home built for William Prime, and demolished most of the original house. Post was the daughter of C.W. Post, founder of the Postum Cereal Company, which later became the General Foods Corporation. She was an incredibly interesting individual; she married four times, built numerous mansions (including Mar-a-Lago) and was at one time the wealthiest woman in America. The home she built in Brookville was a Tudor and has exquisite detail throughout. All the wood carving was done on site and in the estate's prime the home was self sufficient, growing fruit and vegetables as well as having a dairy and cattle. In 1951 the home became part of Long Island University's C.W. Post campus. Today the house operates as the administrative offices for the school. Click HERE to see 'Hillwood' on google earth. Click HERE to see the gardens of 'Hillwood'. The entrance. The exterior of the 'Great Room', the Prime's central hall that was incorporated into Post's new house. The small porch on the right leads to the formal garden. The soffit outside the window of Nedenia Marjorie Post's bedroom. Nedenia was Marjorie Post and Edward Hutton's only child. Nedenia would go on to become the actress Dina Merrill. The playhouse, also known as 'Deen Wee'. The playhouse had a bedroom,a sitting room, a kitchen, running water and electricity. 'Post Cottage', the guesthouse. The garage. The windows at the far end have since replaced bay doors. Adelaide Brevoort Close's home, built in 1928 next to her mother's home. Adelaide was one of Marjorie's children from her first marriage to Edward Bennett Close. Not only would I like to thank Ken Mensing for all the help, I would also suggest anyone interested in this fascinating house to consider a great book Ken co-wrote entitled 'Hillwood: The Long Island Estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post'.
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I'm back here at the blog to let you know about an amazing exhibit that has recently opened in Washington at Hillwood, the Marjorie Merriweather Post mansion turned museum. I've written about Hillwood on numerous occasions and also about the artist whose amazing work they are currently featuring: Vladimir Kanevsky. I last wrote about Kanevsky in conjunction with Hillwood 3 years ago HERE when he did a lilac centerpiece on the table of designer Alex Papachristidis, similar to the lilac to be found in the library today. These are no ordinary blooms however. They are the most convincing and charming FAUX flowers you have ever seen, created out of copper, porcelain, and paint. The nice thing about these faux flowers, other than their lack of maintenance, is that they can be displayed throughout the mansion without a lot of fuss: no drips. See the Amaryllis in the living room above naked without a drip plate! I would like to think if Post were still living she would be a collector of Kanevsky's work. Part of the charm of these flowers are their imperfections similar to real flowers - holes in leaves, etc. The only thing missing is the scent: the lily of the valley seen below would be most fragrant! Other than the lilac, I think my favorite piece may be the dandelion, warts and all. Weed as art! This humble thistle may be a close second. The fun thing about creating these flowers is one gets to play with scale - the tulips shown on the breakfast room table below are simply ENORMOUS. The piece de resistance of the whole exhibit is to be seen in the dining room where about 1/2 of the collection is displayed. Cheek by Jowl, they are almost hard to study individually... Though the morning glory does its best to reach out to the viewer! Given how difficult dahlia are to grow I think a Kanevsky version is a sound investment. And Washington's famous but short-lived cherry blossoms are no match for these stems. Ordinarily Hillwood is full of fresh flowers from the garden, much as during Post's time at the house. The lack of real blooms allows one to focus on the details where you realize, flowers are depicted everywhere, even on the curtains! Even the dining room sconces feature fruit. The breakfast room still does sport a large collection of orchids in the bay window, no fear. Spring is a glorious time to visit Hillwood for the gardens, but please do visit and enjoy the magic of Vladimir Kanevsky as well. The Porcelain Flowers of Vladimir Kanevsky is on view NOW through September 5th, 2021 throughout the mansion at Hillwood. Reservations are required so don't plan on stopping by without one! All photos used throughout this post are my own.
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