"The mansion holds ten function rooms and a garden. Each room displays political memorabilia: the Marjorie Merriweather Post Parlor is filled with antiques; the Adlai Stevenson Room is large and bright and has a stage. Guests mingle upstairs for cocktails before convening in the Stevenson Room for dinner and dancing. Three-hundred and fifty standing throughout the house, 180 seated in the Stevenson Room. Call for rental rates ... "
- "Fifteen Great Finds" - Washingtonian
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| 2nd Floor Plan Download: 2nd Floor Plan |
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| Stevenson Room The Stevenson Dining Room occupies the Whittemore’s original dining room, billiard room and kitchen and expanded to its current ballroom size by an addition in 1967. Unlike the exterior, the point at which the modern addition begins is not immediately apparent inside the enlarged meeting space. Capacity: 186-192 seated, 240 theatre style |
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| Past Presidents Room The Presidents Room displays photographs of WNDC presidents from 1922 to the present. From 1894 to 1927, when the Whittemore House was a private residence, the PPR was one of the mansion's numerous second floor bedrooms. Capacity: 14 seated |
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| Harriman Room Named in honor of co-founder Mrs. J. Bordon “Daisy” Harriman ( 1870-1967), the Harriman Room, is furnished and decorated with objects from her drawing room placed to replicate her salon. The executor of her estate, Averell Harriman, arranged the acquisition. Capacity: 10 seated |
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| Library The library is named for Eleanor Roosevelt, who was an active member of WNDC. Mrs. Roosevelt made national broadcasts from the Club, and advanced her social reform programs from the podium. The desk belonged to Frances Perkins, the first woman Cabinet officer, who was appointed Secretary of Labor by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1932 and served until his death in 1945. She played a major role in founding Social Security and promoted universal health care as a New Deal measure. These walls feature Roosevelt family photos given to the WNDC by the First Lady's granddaughter who is a current Club member. |
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| Blair Room The Emily Newell Blair Room is named for the principal founder of WNDC. Blair was the most prominent woman in Democratic politics when she came to Washington, DC, in the early 1920s, soon after women gained the vote. She directed women's activities at the Democratic National Committee, organizing Democratic women's clubs and classes nationally to inform newly franchised women about the voting process. The portrait of Emily Blair was a gift from her son, Newell. Capacity: 10 seated |
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| Q Street Pub The Q Street Pub is proof that WNDC moves with the times. Previously called the Rayburn Room, in tribute to Speaker Sam Rayburn (D-TX) for his support of the Club, the room then became the First Ladies Gallery to house a selection of folk art portraits of First Ladies, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Lady Bird Johnson, Rosalynn Carter and Hillary Clinton, all of whom spoke at WNDC. The Q Street Pub, with photos of noted speakers who have recently appeared at the Club's weekly luncheons, is the room's latest incarnation. Capacity: 52 seated, 100 theatre style |
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| Hamlin Room The Music Room (now known as the Hamlin Room) has an elaborate beaux-arts plaster ceiling with musical motifs. Sliding or pocket doors originally opened the Music Room to the Entrance Hall allowing music to be heard through out the house. Today the opening has been walled in but the oak-paneled side of the pocket doors with hardware removed has been incorporated into the Entrance Hall wall. Capacity: 40 seated, 60 theatre style |
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| Post Drawing Room The first floor Drawing Room was named in 1966 for Marjorie Merriweather Post (1887-1973), who donated $10,000 for its renovation. An irregularly shaped room featuring the largest and most prominent corner polygonal bay, the Post Drawing Room retains a richly veined pink marble hearth below the fireplace mantle that suggests Art Nouveau in its carved detail. Capacity: 20 seated, 40 theatre style (if furniture is moved out). |
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| 1870 Room The 1870s Room was originally named for the period furnishings, especially the distinctive lamp. It is now informally called the Hillary Clinton Room as it houses the Club's collection of photographs of the Clinton administration. Some photos, including one of Socks and Buddy, have been removed for safe keeping. The photos were hung in 2008, in tribute to then-Senator Clinton, after then-Senator Barack Obama won the Democratic presidential nomination. Capacity: 12 seated |
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