This Georgian-style mansion was built for Washington social figures Helen and Henry Parson Erwin in 1925. In 1955 Marjorie Post purchased the estate, then known as Arbremont, and renamed it Hillwood, after her former country estate on Long Island. From 1955 to 1957, Post renovated and expanded the main house.

We didn’t look at the interior in great detail as the many collections of porcelain and fine art were simply overwhelming, plus with my knee hurting I didn’t want to scale the long staircase to see the bedrooms, but I did take some pictures of the major downstairs rooms and works of art.

The foyer, posted earlier: