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.
Need primary and secondary sources, videos, or interactives? Explore our Education Pages!
The Washington Library is open to all researchers and scholars, by appointment only.
About Brian Douglas Steele
Steele is Associate Professor in the Department of History at University of Alabama at Birmingham. His first book, Thomas Jefferson and American Nationhood(Cambridge, 2012) was a finalist for the George Washington Book Prize and was named Notable Title in U.S. Intellectual History by the Society for U.S. Intellectual History. He was named Outstanding Teacher by the graduating class of the University Honors Program in 2014.
Recipient of the James C. Rees Fellowship on the Leadership of George Washington
