Mansion Dimensions

The Mansion's overall exterior footprint is 94' x 33'. With the piazza the measurement is 94' x 47' 6". The total square footage of livable space for the Mansion's three floors, excluding the floor area of the basement and piazza, is approximately 7,000. The basement is approximately 3,000 square feet, and the piazza is about 1,400 square feet.

The height of the Mansion from the first floor to the ridge of the roof is 33' 6". From the ridge of the roof to the top of the weathervane is another 25'.

The colonnades are laid out in a 1/4 circle so it is hard to get their exact dimensions. They are approximately 12' x 30' and cover 274.85 square feet.

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Floor Plans and Individual Room Measurements:

Mansion Cellar

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Mansion First Floor

• Large Dining Room 22' 7-1/2" x 29' 10"
• Front Parlor 15' 10" x 16' 5-1/2"
• Little Parlor 12' 9" x 16' 5-1/2"
• Central Passage 12' 9-1/2" x 29' 7-1/8"
• Downstairs Bed Chamber 14' 8-3/4" x 12' 5-1/2"
• Small Dining Room 14' 6-1/4" x 16' 9"
• Study 19' 1/2" x 16' 2-7/8"
• Study Closet and Passage 21' x 6' 4"

The average ceiling height for a room on the first floor is 10' 9".

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Mansion Second Floor

• Second Floor Passage 13' 5-1/2" x 9' 3"
• Blue Bedroom 17' x 13' 9"
• Lafayette Bedroom 17' 1" x 17' 3"
• Small Bedroom 7' 6" x 12' 8"
• Nelly Custis Bedroom 15' 3-1/2" x 14' 1/2"
• Yellow Bedroom 15' 4-1/2" x 16' 6-1/2"
• Back Passage 7' 5-1/2" x 21' 1-1/8"
• Master (Washington's) Bedroom 18' 11-1/8" x 14' 9 3/4"

The average ceiling height for a room on the second floor is 7' 10".

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Mansion Third Floor

• North Lumber Room 19' 6'1/8" x 21' 10-1/2"
• N.E. Bedchamber 17' 8" x 9' 5 1/8"
• N.W. Bedchamber 15' 10-1/2" x 9' 8-1/2"
• Garret Passage 12' 9-3/4" x 16' 2"
• Lumber Room 17' x 9' 8-1/2"
• Mrs. Washington's (S.W.) Bedchamber 10' x 17' 1-1/2"
• South Lumber Room 21' 10-1/4" x 14'

The average ceiling height for a room on the third floor is 7' 3".

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Roof:

Hipped Roof Slopes - 8.9" in 1' from east to west; 7.7" in 1' from south to north
Piazza Roof Slope - 2.3" in 1' from west to east

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Elevations:

West elevation
East elevation
North and south elevations