Located in our nation's capital, just two blocks from the White House, the DAR National Headquarters occupies a full city block. Today, it is one of the choicest pieces of real estate in Washington, and ranks as one of the largest buildings of its kind.

The Daughters of the American Revolution is a lineage-based membership for women of direct descendant from persons involved in the American Revolution.

Its headquarters in downtown DC was designed in 1905 by prominent Washington architect Edward Pearce Casey, designer of the interior of the Library of Congress. The DAR Memorial Hall, museum and library are all in the classical revival style, and therefore blend in with the capital’s colonial architecture.

Today, visitors come to view over 31 Period Rooms, displaying different scenes from early American homes. The museum boasts a specialized collection of American genealogical and historical manuscripts. With over 225,000 books, it has burgeoned into one of the largest genealogical libraries in the nation.

The building continues to host a variety of events, including weddings, television and movie filmings, and a myriad of concerts that have been patroned by every president since Calvin Coolidge.

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