Mount Vernon

**Mount Vernon**
	plantation estate of George Washington, in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
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Instance of	estate; historic house museum; plantation;
Location	Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia
Located in or next to body of water	Potomac River (southeast);
Street address	3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, VA 22121-0110;
Architectural style	Palladian architecture; Georgian architecture (mansion);
Architect	George Washington (mansion);
Commissioned by	George Washington;
Has use	education;
Owned by	George Washington (1754–1799); Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union (1858–); Bushrod Washington;
Occupant	George Washington (1754–1799); Martha Washington (1754–);
Operator	Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union;
Maintained by	Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union (1858–);
Heritage designation	National Historic Landmark (1960–); National Register of Historic Places listed place (Mount Vernon, B, Mount Vernon, NRHP building, 1966–); Tentative World Heritage Site (Mount Vernon, (iv), 2008–); Virginia Historic Landmark (Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, 1969–);
Inception	1754 (estate);
Date of official opening	1787 (mansion);
Area	8,000 acre (plantation, 1754); 200 acre (estate, 1858); 500 acre (estate, 2002, circa);
Elevation above sea level	37 m;
Different from	Mount Vernon; Mount Vernon;
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	38° 42′ 28″ N, 77° 05′ 10″ W
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	Q731635; ISNI: 0000000405862371; VIAF cluster ID: 315149299; GND ID: 10168276-1; Library of Congress authority ID: sh85087766; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 145108767; IdRef ID: 078613019; National Library of Israel ID (old): 000717356; U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10046142; BabelNet ID: 00056083n; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007548444305171; NRHP reference number: 66000833; OpenStreetMap way ID: 232724526; LoC HABS/HAER/HALS place ID: va2098, va0436
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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 66000833 (Wikidata).

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Façade

Built in classic Palladian architecture style, the home's west side is flanked by advancing single-story secondary wings creating a cour d'honneur.
2020
The eastern façade facing the Potomac River
The geometric garden
The Washington family tomb
Sarcophagi of Martha (left) and George (right) Washington at the entrance to the family mausoleum

Image of interior

The same study during renovations in February 2025. The 18th century wooden structure of the mansion, with Roman numeral markings from the period, is exposed.
dining room, noted for its unique color, a result of copper paint, and its ornate ceiling work
library
West Parlor
Music Room
George Washington's Bed Room
Martha Washington's Bed Room
Nellie Custis Room
1797 distillery

History

Mount Vernon with the Washington family on the terrace, a 1796 portrait by Benjamin Henry Latrobe
Washington out on the plantation, with Mount Vernon in the background, an 1851 portrait by Junius Brutus Stearns
An 1891 map of the estate drawn by George Washington
1850s
Mount Vernon's Liberty Issue in 1956