Mount Vernon Estate

Mount Vernon Estate is a Virginia historical marker in Fairfax (County) County, dedicated 1999.

Mt. Vernon Memorial Hwy., approximately 300 feet west of Mt. Vernon entrance sign

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George Washington acquired Mount Vernon in 1754. Over a period of 30 years, he transformed the simple farmhouse into a mansion embellished with rusticated wood siding, a cupola, and a portico overlooking the Potomac River. Every aspect of the estate--its architecture and decoration, the landscape and the farms--received Washington's careful attention. Despite long absences during the Revolution and his presidency, Washington kept Mount Vernon as his home until his death on 14 December 1799. Since 1858, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association has maintained and meticulously restored the estate as a true reflection of Washington's character and personality.

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1755 · Virginie, Maryland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1770 · Survey, Fairfax County, 1770 (Historical map archives, georeferenced via Allmaps)
1794 · Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1814 · Maryland (1814) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1822 · Maryland (Lucas, 1822) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Virginie, Maryland, 1755, covering the location of Mount Vernon Estate, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Virginie, Maryland, 1755, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Mount Vernon Estate

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