Woodlawn

Woodlawn is a Virginia historical marker in Fairfax (County) County, dedicated 1999.

Fairfax (County) County · dedicated 1999 · Opposite George Washington's Grist Mill, 5513 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Alexandria, VA 22309

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Originally part of the Mount Vernon estate, Woodlawn was built in 1800-1805. George Washington gave the plantation, as a wedding gift to Eleanor Parke "Nelly" Custis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis, respectively Martha Washington's granddaughter and George Washington's nephew. The two were married at Mount Vernon on 22 Feb. 1799, George Washington's last birthday. Designed by Dr. William Thornton, the first architect of the U.S. Capitol, the crisply detailed, beautifully crafted five-part mansion displays the elegance and refinement so admired in the Federal style. In 1951, Woodlawn became the first historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

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