The Washingtons' Blue Room: What's Behind the Door?

Monday, March 27, 2017

The Washingtons' Blue Room: What's Behind the Door?

When you come to Mount Vernon these days, you may be surprised to see a closed door at the top of the stairs, on the second floor. If you’re like me, when I go to a historic house, I’m always curious about what I can’t see – what’s behind a closed door or beyond a roped-off stairway? So what’s going on behind the door at the head of the stairs? In…


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Mount Vernon Welcomes Baby Lambs

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Mount Vernon Welcomes Baby Lambs

Each year as winter comes to an end, the estate welcomes some adorable new members to the Mount Vernon family: baby Hog Island sheep. On March 1, the first lamb of the season was born at Mount Vernon, and the number has since grown to eleven. When the black-and-white speckled lambs grow up, they will lose their spots and their wool turns completely…


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