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.
The library’s collections contain materials about George and Martha Washington, Mount Vernon, the Founding Era and Early Republic, historic preservation and decorative arts. These resources include: books, manuscripts, archives, serials, electronic resources and databases, microforms, audio-visual materials, and maps. We also are the repository for the archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.
The Washington Library is accepting applications for its annual research fellowship program.
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The George Washington Book Prize is one of the nation’s largest and most prestigious literary awards.
Conversations at the Washington Library is a weekly podcast about early American history and the people who teach it.
Rick Atkinson Lecture
The 2019 Mount Vernon Symposium
Jun4
Ford Evening Book Talk: Xavier F. Salomon
Jun11
Mary V. Thompson Lecture
Jun26
Ford Evening Book Talk: Brad Meltzer
Jul8
Lunch and Fellowship with Brian Douglas Steele
Aug2–3
Harpsichord Symposium
Aug13
Ford Evening Book Talk: Ryan Cole
Sep10
Ford Evening Book Talk: Harlow Giles Unger
Oct3
Ford Evening Book Talk: Joanne B. Freeman
