Mount Vernon restored to its original vision

Through a years-long, nearly complete restoration project, the conservators of George Washington’s estate on the Potomac have ...
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George Washington’s mansion at Mount Vernon reopens after two-year, $40M renovation

After two years of renovations, the first and second floors of George and Martha Washington’s mansion at Mount Vernon have reopened to visitors. The $40 million preservation project at the first ...
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Washington furniture at Mount Vernon / by Helen Maggs Fede

Cover: George Washington's secretary-bookcase by John Aitken -- Frontispiece: Martha Washington's desk -- 1. Early view of Mount Vernon -- West Front -- 2. Sketch of story-and-a-half cottage, Mount ...
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Slavery at Mount Vernon: Exhibit tells stories from George Washington's estate

The names of people who were enslaved on George’s Washington’s Mount Vernon estate are inscribed on the walls of what was their home: Tom Nokes. Vina. Barbara. Their names are grouped together by ...
The Hill

Arnold Schwarzenegger lays wreath at George Washington’s tomb at Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON, Va. (DC News Now) — “America’s First Action Hero. Love, Arnold.” That was the message on the wreath that Arnold Schwarzenegger placed at the tomb of George Washington on July 4 when the ...
Columbus Dispatch

Rare wallpaper helps revive George Washington’s Mansion: 'It’s really incredible'

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project. The wallpaper was found at the Old York Historical Society in Maine, ...