The Cosmos Club

The Cosmos Club (HMRR)

Location: Washington, DC 20005
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 53.986', W 77° 2.097'

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The Cosmos Club, founded in 1878 for "The advancement of its members in science, literature, and art," occupied several houses on Lafayette Square from 1882 to 1952 including the adjacent Madison and Tayloe Houses and this building, which replaced houses at 23 and 25 Madison Place. The club continues to play an important role in Washington's intellectual life at its present location at 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
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Date Added Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 3:24am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 323533 N 4307622
Decimal Degrees38.89976667, -77.03495000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 53.986', W 77° 2.097'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 53' 59.16" N, 77° 2' 5.82" W
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Area Code(s)202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 717 Madison Pl NW, Washington DC 20005, US
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