The rich mansion designed to resemble Petit Trianon at Versailles has been the headquarters for the Cosmos Club since 1952. The building is a befitting home for the most prominent social club of DC’s intellectual elite: from the rich, wood-paneled library to the sculpted lion overlooking the blooming gardens, it oozes culture, class, and why-don’t-you-just-keep-on-walking-you ’tude.
