Daughters of the American Revolution Museum Visit

We had been to the Daughters of the American Revolution theater twice. As a Library of Congress employee I got free lottery tickets to see Gershwin prize winners Willie Nelson and Billy Joel  - they needed people to “fill the seats” and we were very happy to oblige. We have never been to the museum so we went last week to visit to get an image for the 52Frames photo challenge. We walked over from the Tidal Basin and the building is situated close to the White House. It was built in the early 1900’s. We were lucky to have a docent who was free to take my husband and I on a whirlwind tour. Unfortunately half of the building was under renovation, but we were happy with what we saw. That included the huge genealogy library, a lovely gallery space used for weddings, and several historical rooms. The views from the gallery were lovely - including one of the Washington Monument. There were dining rooms, bedrooms and sitting rooms - all decorated in period pieces designed by the represented states. I ended up creating a composite image of the mirror in the gallery and the wallpaper from an early 1800’s Virginia dining room. Afterwards we walked around the building on our way back to the car. It was nice to see the inside of the building we have walked by so many times. Maybe when the renovation is done we will visit again.