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  1. www.mountvernon.orgGeorge Washington's Mount Vernon

    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.

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  3. www.mountvernon.org › the-estate-gardens › the-mansionMansion · George Washington's Mount Vernon

    The Mansion at George Washington's Mount Vernon is one of the most iconic 18th-century homes in America. George Washington's Mansion is ten times the size of the average home in colonial Virginia. Inside the Mansion, guests can see: the New Room, the grandest space in the house. the Key to the Bastille, given to George Washington by the Marquis ...

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  4. www.mountvernon.org › the-estate-gardens › theTen Facts About the Mansion · George Washington's Mount Vernon

    • In 1734, when George Washington was only two years old, his father had built the core of what became Washington's Mansion. George Washington’s father, Augustine Washington, built a modest one and a half story house there in 1734.
    • The Mansion is ten times the size of the average home in colonial Virginia. At almost 11,000 square feet with two and a half stories and a full cellar, the Mansion dwarfed the majority of dwelling houses in late 18th-century Virginia.
    • The Mansion is not symmetrical, but George Washington wanted it to be. George Washington's West Elevation Plan of Mount Vernon, c. 1774, MVLA. Before Washington began construction work in 1774, he executed a design drawing showing how he intended the west front of the Mansion to look.
    • The expansions of the Mansion have preserved priceless information about the history of the structure and informed its preservation. The south and north additions to the Mansion were built right up against the outside of the 1758 house.

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

    Jan 25, 2018 · Mount Vernon is the former plantation estate and burial location of George Washington, the American Revolutionary War general and the first President of the United States, his wife Martha and...

  7. www.mountvernon.org › the-estate-gardens › theVirtual Tour - George Washington's Mount Vernon

    George Washington's Mount Vernon estate is one of the most iconic homes in the world. Now you can virtually visit this historic home and plantation in vivid detail. Enter the Virtual Tour. Ticketing terms and cancellation policy. Beautiful, Panoramic Images in 360 Degrees. Panorama of the New Room. Panorama of the Upper Garden.

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