Restoration Files for the Historic Structures Report [Mount Vernon]

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Restoration Files for the Historic Structures Report [Mount Vernon]

1750s-2005, 1860s-2005

https://archives.mountvernon.org/repositories/2/resources/21

This collection contains original records and photocopied documentation that was compiled in the early 1990s to provide necessary assistance for the preparation of the Historic Structures Report. Original materials include correspondence of Mount Vernon Superintendents, employees, and Vice Regents, accounts and financial documents, reports, photographs, and architectural drawings. Photocopied or printed documents were taken from ledgers, accounts, and correspondence of George Washington and his staff, published primary and secondary sources, and MVLA reports. The dates of original materials range from the 1860s to 2005, however, the date range of information from the files is from the 1750s to 2005.

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George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

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George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

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Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)

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Mount Vernon is located on the Potomac River near the city of Alexandria, Virginia, and is best known as the home of George and Martha Washington. George Washington's ancestors acquired the estate when it was known as Little Hunting Creek Plantation. In 1740, Lawrence Washington renamed the plantation Mount Vernon after the English naval officer Admiral Edward Vernon, under whom he served. Under George Washington, the plantation reached a size of nearly 8,000 acres and was divided into five far...

Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union

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The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union was founded in 1853 by Ann Pamela Cunningham. The purpose of the Association was to purchase Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, in order to restore the property and open the grounds to visitors and admirers who desired to see Washington's house and tomb. Ann Pamela Cunningham became interested in the preservation of Mount Vernon when her mother, traveling down the Potomac River in 1853, saw the house in its neglected and dilapidated sta...

George Washington's Mount Vernon

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George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens was founded by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union to to preserve, restore, and manage the estate of George Washington to the highest standards and to educate visitors and people throughout the world about the life and legacies of George Washington. The Estate and Gardens first opened to the public in 1860. The Mount Vernon includes the Mansion and other original structures; Washington's tomb; interpretive spaces like the Pionee...