About our rating systemWealthy German businessman and brewer Christian Heurich built this turreted, four-story brownstone and brick Victorian castle in 1894, and lived here with his family until he died in 1945. Old Heurich was a character, as a tour of the 31-room mansion/museum reveals. Allegorical paintings cover the ceilings, silvered plaster medallions festoon the stucco walls, and a bierstube (tavern room) in the basement sports the brewer’s favorite drinking mottos—written in German, but here’s one translation: “There is room in the smallest chamber for the biggest hangover.” The Castle Garden is a good place to pause for a picnic or page through your guidebook. Enter the garden through the east gate on Sunderland Place NW.
Washington, D.C.› Attraction
Heurich House Museum
1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW (at 20th St.)
Our Rating
Neighborhood
Dupont Circle
Hours
Tours Thurs–Sat 11:30am, 1pm, and 2:30pm. Garden weekdays 9am–5pm.
Transportation
Metro: Dupont Circle (19th St. exit)
Phone
202/429-1894
Prices
Garden free admission; house tours $10, reservations suggested.
Web site
Heurich House Museum
Neighborhood
Dupont Circle
Hours
Tours Thurs–Sat 11:30am, 1pm, and 2:30pm. Garden weekdays 9am–5pm.
Transportation
Metro: Dupont Circle (19th St. exit)
Phone
202/429-1894
Prices
Garden free admission; house tours $10, reservations suggested.
Web site
Heurich House Museum
Map
1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW Washington, D.C.Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
