Open 365 days a year, Mount Vernon is located just 15 miles south of Washington DC.
From the mansion to lush gardens and grounds, intriguing museum galleries, immersive programs, and the distillery and gristmill. Spend the day with us!
Discover what made Washington "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen".
The Mount Vernon Ladies Association has been maintaining the Mount Vernon Estate since they acquired it from the Washington family in 1858.
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The Washington Library is open to all researchers and scholars, by appointment only.
Grab your beverage of choice and join Mount Vernon experts on the third Thursday of the month for our educator happy hour series. Learn about behind-the-scenes work at Mount Vernon and explore related digital resources while networking with fellow educators seated under your own *wine and fig tree.
Kevin Butterfield, Executive Director of the Washington Library and James Ambuske, Digital Historian, to discuss their roles managing and showcasing special collections, archives, and acquisitions at the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington.
Sean Devlin, Curator of Archaeological Collections, and Caroline Spurry, Architectural Historian, will discuss what their ongoing work to refine our understanding of Mount Vernon, the Washington's, and life during the 18th century involves.
Curator of Special Collections, Dana Stefanelli, and Dawn Bonner, Manager of Visual Resources will join us to discuss their work editing and organizing the Washington Library's collections.
Registration for Winter Happy Hours (January - March) begins December 1, 2020.
Registration for Spring Happy Hours (April-May) begins March 15, 2021.
George Washington used the phrase “under the vine and fig tree” almost fifty times in his vast correspondence.
