Declaration of the Anti-Slavery Convention. Assembled in Philadelphia,...
The broadside declaration is illustrated with a headpiece of Hercules strangling the Nemean lion as two astonished elders look on. Beneath the woodcut is the line, "Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the... More
Eclipse & no eclipse or two views of one object
Two scenes showing the differing perceptions of Franklin Pierce's stand on the issue of slavery, as viewed by the North and South. The cartoon is divided vertically by "Mason & Dixon's Line." An arrow identifie... More
"Get off the track!" A song for emancipation, sung by The Hutchinsons,...
An illustrated sheet music cover for an abolitionist song composed by Jesse Hutchinson, Jr. The song is dedicated to antislavery editor Nathaniel Peabody Rogers, "As a mark of esteem for his intrepidity in the ... More
John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W...
Significance: This structure was built in 1848 by the government to house the fire engines and watchman's house for the U.S. Armory. In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and his followers, having sought refuge in t... More
Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...
Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More
Beecher "Bible & Rifle" Church, Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee County, KS
Significance: This church was organized in 1857 by settlers from New England and the building was dedicated in 1862. The Congregationalist church took its name from the "Beecher Bibles" (in reality Sharp's carb... More
Beecher "Bible & Rifle" Church, Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee County, KS
Significance: This church was organized in 1857 by settlers from New England and the building was dedicated in 1862. The Congregationalist church took its name from the "Beecher Bibles" (in reality Sharp's carb... More
Beecher "Bible & Rifle" Church, Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee County, KS
Significance: This church was organized in 1857 by settlers from New England and the building was dedicated in 1862. The Congregationalist church took its name from the "Beecher Bibles" (in reality Sharp's carb... More
Barber Schoolhouse, Route 442, Clinton, Douglas County, KS
Public domain photograph of a barn, farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Frederick Douglass House, 1411 W Street, Southeast, Washington, Distri...
See also HALS DC-2 and HALS DC-3 for related documentation. Significance: The house was the residence of the Marshal and Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, Minister to Haiti and runaway slave, Fred... More
Frederick Douglass House, 1411 W Street, Southeast, Washington, Distri...
See also HALS DC-2 and HALS DC-3 for related documentation. Significance: The house was the residence of the Marshal and Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, Minister to Haiti and runaway slave, Fred... More
Frederick Douglass House, 1411 W Street, Southeast, Washington, Distri...
See also HALS DC-2 and HALS DC-3 for related documentation. Significance: The house was the residence of the Marshal and Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, Minister to Haiti and runaway slave, Fred... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
The grave of the union. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W...
Significance: This structure was built in 1848 by the government to house the fire engines and watchman's house for the U.S. Armory. In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and his followers, having sought refuge in t... More
Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...
Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More
Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...
Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More
William C. Nell House, 3 Smith Court, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Public domain photograph of court building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
All on hobbies, gee up, gee ho!
The major figures in American national politics in 1838 are gently satirized, each characterized as riding a favorite issue or "hobbyhorse." At the lead (far left) is President Martin Van Buren, riding a horse ... More
Frederick Douglass House, 1411 W Street, Southeast, Washington, Distri...
See also HALS DC-2 and HALS DC-3 for related documentation. Significance: The house was the residence of the Marshal and Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, Minister to Haiti and runaway slave, Fred... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
The Secretary of War presenting a stand of colours to the 1st Regiment...
A bitter vilification of the Van Buren administration's use of bloodhounds to hunt fugitive Indians during the Second Seminole War in Florida. The artist condemns the racism and inhumanity of the measure, as w... More
Anti annexation procession. Book illustration from Library of Congress
A cynical look at the opposition to American annexation of Texas during the 1844 campaign. At the head of a motley procession is Whig candidate and professed anti-annexationist Henry Clay, riding a raccoon (wh... More
The Massachusetts hoar, outwitted, or hopping-John, and Johnny-cake, f...
An imaginative but puzzling commentary on sectional tensions over slavery between New England abolitionists and southern agrarian slaveholders. In his sweeping satire the artist also portrays a considerable hos... More
Philanthropic Consolations, after the loss of the Slave-Bill
William Wilberforce and Samuel Horsley, Bishop of Rochester, cavort with two black women in a well-furnished room. Wilberforce and a woman, wearing a print dress with her breasts exposed, sit on a couch smoking... More
The blessings of liberty or how to "hook" a "gentleman of color"
A diverse group of abolitionists try to drag an unwilling black man toward the left with a large gaff hook. Holding the hook are (left to right) an old hag, a Quaker man, and two other homely men. The hag dec... More
The fugitive's song - Public domain print
A sheet music cover illustrated with a portrait of prominent black abolitionist Frederick Douglass as a runaway slave. Douglass flees barefoot from two mounted pursuers who appear across the river behind him w... More
Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...
Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More
Beecher "Bible & Rifle" Church, Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee County, KS
Significance: This church was organized in 1857 by settlers from New England and the building was dedicated in 1862. The Congregationalist church took its name from the "Beecher Bibles" (in reality Sharp's carb... More
Beecher "Bible & Rifle" Church, Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee County, KS
Significance: This church was organized in 1857 by settlers from New England and the building was dedicated in 1862. The Congregationalist church took its name from the "Beecher Bibles" (in reality Sharp's carb... More
Anthony Burns / drawn by Barry from a daguereotype [sic] by Whipple & ...
Print shows a portrait of the fugitive slave Anthony Burns, whose arrest and trial under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 touched off riots and protests by abolitionists and citizens of Boston in the spring of 18... More
Abolition Church, 8 Smith Court, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Public domain photograph of court building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
New method of assorting the mail, as practised by Southern slave-holde...
A portrayal of the nocturnal raid on the Charleston post office by a mob of citizens and the burning of abolitionist mails found there in July 1835. Mail sacks are handed through a forced window of the ransack... More
John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W...
Significance: This structure was built in 1848 by the government to house the fire engines and watchman's house for the U.S. Armory. In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and his followers, having sought refuge in t... More
Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...
Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More
Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...
Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More
Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...
Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More
Beecher "Bible & Rifle" Church, Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee County, KS
Significance: This church was organized in 1857 by settlers from New England and the building was dedicated in 1862. The Congregationalist church took its name from the "Beecher Bibles" (in reality Sharp's carb... More
Photographs of Senators who voted "Aye" on the resolution submitting t...
Montage showing individual portraits of senators surrounding a larger portrait of Abraham Lincoln. No. 2. Source unknown.
Practical illustration of the Fugitive Slave Law / E.C. del.
A satire on the antagonism between Northern abolitionists on the one hand, and Secretary of State Daniel Webster and other supporters of enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Here abolitionist William ... More
Barber Schoolhouse, Route 442, Clinton, Douglas County, KS
Public domain photograph of a barn, farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Samuel Adair Cabin, John Brown Memorial Park (moved from original site...
Significance: Not only is this structure a typical frontier cabin but is also notable because John Brown made his headquarters here. Survey number: HABS KS-18 Building/structure dates: 1854 Initial Constructi... More
Frederick Douglass House, 1411 W Street, Southeast, Washington, Distri...
See also HALS DC-2 and HALS DC-3 for related documentation. Significance: The house was the residence of the Marshal and Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, Minister to Haiti and runaway slave, Fred... More
Frederick Douglass House, 1411 W Street, Southeast, Washington, Distri...
See also HALS DC-2 and HALS DC-3 for related documentation. Significance: The house was the residence of the Marshal and Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, Minister to Haiti and runaway slave, Fred... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Texas coming in. Book illustration from Library of Congress
A pro-Democrat cartoon forecasting the collapse of Whig opposition to the annexation of Texas. James K. Polk, the expansionist candidate, stands at right near a bridge spanning "Salt River." He holds an America... More
John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W...
Significance: This structure was built in 1848 by the government to house the fire engines and watchman's house for the U.S. Armory. In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and his followers, having sought refuge in t... More
John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W...
Significance: This structure was built in 1848 by the government to house the fire engines and watchman's house for the U.S. Armory. In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and his followers, having sought refuge in t... More
Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...
Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More
Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...
Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More
Beecher "Bible & Rifle" Church, Wabaunsee, Wabaunsee County, KS
Significance: This church was organized in 1857 by settlers from New England and the building was dedicated in 1862. The Congregationalist church took its name from the "Beecher Bibles" (in reality Sharp's carb... More
Barber Schoolhouse, Route 442, Clinton, Douglas County, KS
Public domain photograph - historical image of Kansas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Barber Schoolhouse, Route 442, Clinton, Douglas County, KS
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Barber Schoolhouse, Route 442, Clinton, Douglas County, KS
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Samuel Adair Cabin, John Brown Memorial Park (moved from original site...
Significance: Not only is this structure a typical frontier cabin but is also notable because John Brown made his headquarters here. Survey number: HABS KS-18 Building/structure dates: 1854 Initial Constructi... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
The four traitors, who most infamously sold themselves to the Dorrites...
An illustrated broadside reviling four Rhode Island Whigs who broke party ranks to support a popular movement to free imprisoned radical Thomas Wilson Dorr. (On the Dorr Rebellion see also "Trouble in the Spart... More
John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W...
Significance: This structure was built in 1848 by the government to house the fire engines and watchman's house for the U.S. Armory. In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and his followers, having sought refuge in t... More
John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W...
Significance: This structure was built in 1848 by the government to house the fire engines and watchman's house for the U.S. Armory. In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and his followers, having sought refuge in t... More
John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W...
Significance: This structure was built in 1848 by the government to house the fire engines and watchman's house for the U.S. Armory. In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and his followers, having sought refuge in t... More
John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W...
Significance: This structure was built in 1848 by the government to house the fire engines and watchman's house for the U.S. Armory. In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and his followers, having sought refuge in t... More
Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...
Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More
Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...
Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More
Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...
Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More
Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...
Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More
Samuel Adair Cabin, John Brown Memorial Park (moved from original site...
Significance: Not only is this structure a typical frontier cabin but is also notable because John Brown made his headquarters here. Survey number: HABS KS-18 Building/structure dates: 1854 Initial Constructi... More
Samuel Adair Cabin, John Brown Memorial Park (moved from original site...
Significance: Not only is this structure a typical frontier cabin but is also notable because John Brown made his headquarters here. Survey number: HABS KS-18 Building/structure dates: 1854 Initial Constructi... More
Political caricature. No. 2, Miscegenation or the millennium of abolit...
The second in a series of anti-Lincoln satires by Bromley & Co. This number was deposited for copyright on July 1, 1864. The artist conjures up a ludicrous vision of the supposed consequences of racial equalit... More
Frederick Douglass House, 1411 W Street, Southeast, Washington, Distri...
See also HALS DC-2 and HALS DC-3 for related documentation. Significance: The house was the residence of the Marshal and Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, Minister to Haiti and runaway slave, Fred... More
The telegraphic candidates - Steam locomotive, Public domain image
In a race between the railroad and the telegraph the "telegraphic candidates," Lewis Cass and William O. Butler, are first to the White House. The artist ridicules Zachary Taylor for his hazy stance on major ca... More
Photographs of Senators who voted "Aye" on the resolution submitting t...
Montage showing individual portraits of senators surrounding a larger portrait of Abraham Lincoln. No. 2. Source unknown.
Destruction by fire of Pennsylvania Hall, the new building of the Abol...
Print shows Pennsylvania Hall engulfed in flames as firefighters attempt to prevent the fire from spreading to other buildings; a large crowd, among them are anti-abolitionists, watches the building burn. "Ent... More
Practical illustration of the Fugitive Slave Law / E.C. del.
A satire on the antagonism between Northern abolitionists on the one hand, and Secretary of State Daniel Webster and other supporters of enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Here abolitionist William ... More
Abolition Church, 8 Smith Court, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Public domain photograph of court building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Abolition Church, 8 Smith Court, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Public domain photograph of court building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Abolition Church, 8 Smith Court, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Public domain photograph of court building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Frederick Douglass House, 1411 W Street, Southeast, Washington, Distri...
See also HALS DC-2 and HALS DC-3 for related documentation. Significance: The house was the residence of the Marshal and Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, Minister to Haiti and runaway slave, Fred... More
Frederick Douglass House, 1411 W Street, Southeast, Washington, Distri...
See also HALS DC-2 and HALS DC-3 for related documentation. Significance: The house was the residence of the Marshal and Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, Minister to Haiti and runaway slave, Fred... More
Frederick Douglass House, 1411 W Street, Southeast, Washington, Distri...
See also HALS DC-2 and HALS DC-3 for related documentation. Significance: The house was the residence of the Marshal and Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, Minister to Haiti and runaway slave, Fred... More
Hotel Charles, 1741-1767 Main Street & 9-17 Frank B. Murray Street, Sp...
Significance: The Hotel Charles complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1983 as a contributing structure in the Downtown Springfield Historic Resources Area (63 properties... More
The fox hunt. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Again Van Buren's flirtation with radical interests is portrayed as his downfall. As in "The Modern Colossus" (no. 1848-56) antislavery activist Abby Folsom (here "Abby Fulsome") is prominently featured. Here s... More
Patent balancing by an amateur - Public domain book illustration, Libr...
New York "Tribune" editor Horace Greeley is ridiculed for vacillating between support of candidates Martin Van Buren and Zachary Taylor in the presidential election of 1848. Greeley balances precariously on a t... More
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
The opposition of Northern abolitionists, churchmen, and political figures to enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 is criticized in this rare pro-Southern cartoon. In two panels artist Edward Williams ... More
The buck chase of 1856 - Political cartoon, public domain image
Democratic candidate James Buchanan, as a buck deer, crosses the finish line of a racecourse ahead of competitors Millard Fillmore and John C. Fremont. Spectators cheer in the stands behind. Fillmore appears a... More
John Brown Fort, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W...
Significance: This structure was built in 1848 by the government to house the fire engines and watchman's house for the U.S. Armory. In 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and his followers, having sought refuge in t... More
Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...
Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More
Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...
Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More
Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...
Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More
Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...
Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More
Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...
Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More