Explore resplendent Beauvais tapestries, Sèvres porcelain, glistening gold boxes, and Gobelin tapestry upholstered chairs in a room that celebrates Post’s passion for French royalty and aristocracy.
The Mansion that Became a Museum
"I want young Americans to see how someone lived in the twentieth century and how this person could collect works of art the way I have... I want to share this with the rest of the world."
—Marjorie Merriweather Post
![French Drawing Room](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_cinemascope_1920x823/public/2024-02/960x740_Hillwood_102317-24-Web%20Quality.jpg?itok=8MpSdVCd)
![space entry hall](/sites/default/files/2020-03/Space_Entry%20Hall_0.jpg)
![French drawing room at Hillwood](/sites/default/files/2022-10/FDR_Chairs_768x476.jpg)
![Dining room](/sites/default/files/2022-10/Dining%20Room_768x476.jpg)
![Marjorie Post's bedroom suite](/sites/default/files/2022-10/MMP%20Bedroom_768x476.jpg)
![Breakfast room](/sites/default/files/2022-10/Breakfast_Room_768x476.jpg)
![Second floor library](/sites/default/files/2022-10/Library_768x476.jpg)
Museum
Marjorie Post maintained strong ties to the eighteenth-century French decorating style that she developed in the 1920s, transferring much of this look to her new home at Hillwood in the mid-1950s. This did not keep her from updating her Georgian-style mansion with the most modern conveniences that money could buy. Journey through her final home to experience the elegant French drawing room, the efficient and “high-tech” kitchen and pantry, and the many personal touches that made Hillwood one of Washington’s most memorable homes.