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Mount Vernon, the Home of George Washington
Purchased (in 1858), restored and maintained by the
Mt. Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Union
Houdon’s Bust of Washington
Made at Mount Vernon, 1785
Copyright, 1928, by the
Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association
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Portrait of George Washington
By Chas. Wilson Peale
Bequeathed to the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association by the late Miss Jane Boudinot, in whose family’s possession the portrait has been since 1788, when it was painted (from life) for Elias Boudinot
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An Illustrated Handbook of Mount Vernon
Contents
- The Home of Washington 3
- Entrance Gateway 6
- West Front 7
- North Lodge Gate 8
- West Lodge Gate 9
- Mount Vernon Mansion 10
- Portico 11
- Mansion Interior, Central Hall 12
- West Parlor 13
- Miss Custis’s Music Room 14
- Family Dining Room 15
- Banquet Hall 16
- Kitchen 17
- Mrs. Washington’s Sitting Room 18
- Library 19
- Washington’s Room 20
- Mrs. Washington’s Room 21
- Second Floor 22
- Third Floor 23
- Flower Garden 24
- Servants’ Quarters 24
- Kitchen Garden 25
- The Carpenter Shop 26
- The Spinning House 26
- The Barn 27
- Summer House 28
- Mount Vernon Wharf 29
- Old Tomb 30
- New Tomb 31
- The Regents and Vice-Regents of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Union 32...