Company Profile
Hillwood Estate Museum Gardens
Company Overview
Built upon the book and archival collections created by Marjorie Merriweather Post, the Archives & Special Collections department works to sustain and develop these important collections of original and secondary materials related to Russian and Western European decorative arts and the life, times, activities, and achievements of founder Marjorie Merriweather Post, her family, her legacy, and the work of the museum she so generously bequeathed to the public. The Archives & Special Collections department encompasses the Hillwood Archives and the Special Collections Library. Additionally, the department manages image requests from external individuals and organizations.
Company History
Nestled in the hills of Northwest Washington, D.C., Hillwood welcomes visitors from around the world with its gracious hospitality. Escape into an oasis only five miles from downtown Washington and explore the pristine mansion, dine at the café, and enjoy the beauty of the formal gardens.
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.
Hillwood’s spectacular gardens capture the vision Marjorie Post conceived when rebuilding the estate in the 1950s. She hired prominent landscape architects Umberto Innocenti and Richard Webel to expand the existing gardens. Thirteen acres of formal gardens extend from the house’s terraces and porches in a progression of "outdoor rooms." Each of these rooms, meant to complement the mansion's interior spaces, is decidedly private yet connected to adjacent gardens through subtle transitional features, encouraging an intuitive flow from the French parterre to the rose garden and onto the Friendship Walk.
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Benefits
Free admission for family and friends. Share the Hillwood experience with those close to you, enjoy complimentary admission to the estate, museum and gardens for you and your family.
Experience special days at Hillwood with free admission to our festivals, including Fabergé Egg Festival, French Festival, Russian Winter Festival, Crêpe Day, Family Movie Night, Divas Outdoors, Tanabata, and Spooky Pooch Howl-o-ween Celebration for you and your immediate family (off-site parking may be required for staff).
Receive a 20% discount at the Museum Shop and Café.
Occasional guest passes to share the Hillwood experience with friends.
Causal Mondays. Ease into your workweek with business casual dress for non-uniformed employees.
Enjoy the ease of metro commuting with $100/month for full-time employees or $50/month for part-time employees on a SmarTrip card. Open to staff who use public transport as their primary method of transportation.
Paid lunch breaks. No need to clock out, your lunch time is a paid benefit so you can unwind with a walk in the gardens or a special treat from the café.
Discounts on memberships to share Hillwood as a gift.