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Brenna Reistad
Apr 291 min read
Museum
Museum and Education Center The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation Gallery Smallsword Martha Washington Clothing Gown Interpretation of...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 291 min read
Slave Quarters
Slave Quarters We entered one of the huts of the Blacks, for one can not call them by the name of houses. They are more miserable than...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 294 min read
Tombs and Memorials
Tombs and Memorial George Washington died in his bedchamber at Mount Vernon on December 14, 1799. His last will outlined his desire to be...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 294 min read
Greenhouse and Gardens
About the Greenhouse George Washington's greenhouse, one of the largest buildings on the Mount Vernon estate, was designed to not only...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 291 min read
Grounds
Ha-ha Walls George Washington wanted to keep farm animals away from the Mansion without obstructing visitors' views of a pastoral...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 296 min read
Mt. Vernon - Other Buildings
Blacksmith About the Blacksmith Shop The Blacksmith Shop was essential to the running of the plantation and vital to Washington’s...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 283 min read
Mt. Vernon - Bedchambers
Downstairs Bedroom This bedchamber accommodated some of the many visitors who stopped at Mount Vernon before, and especially after,...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 282 min read
Mt. Vernon - New Room
Washington called this room—the last addition to the Mansion and the grandest space in the house—his “New Room.” With its two-story-high...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 281 min read
Mt. Vernon - Dining Room
About the Dining Room This is one of the most striking spaces in the Mansion. The Dining Room is part of the original house, built in...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 281 min read
Mt. Vernon - Piazza
Views from the back porch The two-story piazza is the Mansion's most distinctive architectural feature. Extending the full length of the...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 281 min read
Main House
George Washington's property, Mount Vernon, on the banks of the Potomac River, stands as one of America's most beautiful historic sites....
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