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Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia
Summary
Significance: Originally home of Augustine Washington, George Washington's father, it became the first president's home from 1754 until his death in 1799. Became the object of America's first successful nationwide preservation effort when restored by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union in 1858.
Survey number: HABS VA-505
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000833
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Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Washington, George, owner
Washington, Augustine, owner
Location
fairfax county, 38.71416, -77.10070
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
