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1. Mount Vernon, Ohio › CityLocationOf › Founded

   • Mount Vernon Nazarene University

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   • Mount Vernon Academy

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2. www.history.com › topics › landmarksGeorge Washington's Mount Vernon - HISTORY

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   Jan 25, 2018 · The Mount Vernon Ladies Association owns and maintains Mount Vernon. Ann Pamela Cunningham founded the Association in 1853. The Association purchased Mount Vernon from George Washington’s heirs ...

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   Mount Vernon is the former residence and plantation of ... The first step was taken in 1957 when Bolton founded the Accokeek Foundation, one of the nation's ...

   • Area: 500 acres (200 ha)
   • Designated NHL: December 19, 1960

   • Built: 1758; 265 years ago
   • Architectural style: Palladian

4. www.britannica.com › topic › Mount-Vernon-historicalMount Vernon | Description, History, & Facts | Britannica

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   Virginia. Mount Vernon, home and burial place of George Washington, in Fairfax county, Virginia, U.S., overlooking the Potomac River, 15 miles (24 km) south of Washington, D.C. The 18th-century two-story Georgian mansion is built of wood, but the siding is of wide, thick boards paneled so as to give the appearance of cut and dressed stonework.

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   Who owns Mount Vernon?

   • The Mount Vernon Ladies Association owns and maintains Mount Vernon. Ann Pamela Cunningham founded the Association in 1853. The Association purchased Mount Vernon from George Washington’s heirs in 1858 for $200,000 with the goal of saving the estate and preserving its history. It was a daunting task.

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   Did George Washington own Mount Vernon?

   • At the time, Lawrence’s widow, Ann Fairfax Washington, still owned Mount Vernon, so George Washington leased the estate from her until he inherited it in 1761. Over the next four decades, Washington renovated Mount Vernon’s main house into a two-and-a-half story, 11,028-square-foot stately home with twenty-one rooms.

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   When was Mount Vernon built?

   • Construction on the present mansion at Mount Vernon began in approximately 1734 and was built in incremental stages by an unknown architect under the supervision of Augustine Washington. This staggered and unplanned evolution is indicated by the off-center main door. As completed and seen today, the house is in a loose Palladian style.

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   Who designed Mount Vernon?

   • It’s unclear who designed the original estate home on the site, but George Washington oversaw its many expansions and renovations until it became the iconic structure that still stands today. Mount Vernon was originally called Little Hunting Creek Plantation and was owned by John Washington.

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6. www.mountvernon.org › aboutAbout Mount Vernon · George Washington's Mount Vernon

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   About the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Mount Vernon is owned and maintained for the people of the United States by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, a private, non-profit organization (501c3) founded in 1853 by Ann Pamela Cunningham.

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   George Washington’s Mount Vernon is the historic home of George and Martha Washington, located 13 miles south of Washington, DC. Guests can see the historic mansion, stately rooms, and outbuildings preserved to the year 1799, the last year of George Washington’s life. Owned and operated by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, George Washington’s Mount Vernon has been visited by world ...

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9. www.mountvernon.org › george-washington › biographyGeorge Washington's Life · George Washington's Mount Vernon

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   Lawrence Washington (Mount Vernon Ladies' Association) George Washington was born at his family's plantation on Popes Creekin Westmoreland County, Virginia, on February 22, 1732, to Augustineand Mary Ball Washington. George's father was a leading planter in the area and served as a justice of the county court. Augustine Washington's first wife ...

10. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › exploring-mountExploring Mount Vernon | Smithsonian

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    Nov 1, 2006 · The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association purchased Mount Vernon from the Washington family in 1858 and opened the estate to the public in 1860. Since that time, nearly 80 million visitors have toured ...