With a rich history and a beautiful space both indoors and out, the Heurich House Museum is one of the most unique venues in Washington, D.C. Kimberly Bender, the Director of Operations at the Heurich House Museum, beautifully describes the space and tells us about the building’s past…
The Heurich House Museum was built by Washington, D.C.’s most successful beer brewer, Christian Heurich. (Fun Fact, huh?!) His home retains so many of the original details and furnishings and it is now considered one of the most intact Victorian houses in the country.
Stepping into the museum is like stepping back in time to the late 19th century. From the fifteen fireplaces with original mantles and fire-backs, ceiling murals, and intricately hand-carved woodwork, to the sunny Conservatory with red “flash glass” panes, to Heurich’s bierstube – his tavern room where he used to entertain friends with beer and cards-, the building is a hidden gem like nothing you have seen before, right off Dupont Circle.
