Library, Dumbarton Oaks

ID: 5365 ~ Source: Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress) ~ Creator: Jack Boucher ~ Date: 2000
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Library, Dumbarton Oaks

Photograph: interior view of the house library. The wood walls house inlaid bookshelves on every wall seen, with a large wooden table centrally placed with chairs on every side. Artwork has been placed above a fireplace in the room.

This file appears in: Dumbarton Oaks

Purchased in 1920 by Mildred Barnes Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks has expanded and transformed over time from a private home to a key research center within Washington, DC. The house was originally constructed in 1801. The Blisses…