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Attendees should park in Mount Vernon visitor parking lots and enter the library campus via the pedestrian gate near the 4-way stop
Mount Vernon is privately owned and will remain open in the case of a government shutdown.
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.
On April 6, 2016 Library fellow Amy Hudson Henderson will discuss the results of her research topic, “George and Martha Washington’s Material World: Chinese Porcelain, French Chairs, and the Creation of Historical Memory.”
Amy Hudson Henderson
Henderson is an art historian and museum consultant whose work focuses on gender, politics, and material culture in the early republic. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Delaware and is currently revising her dissertation, “Furnishing the Republican Court: Building and Decorating Philadelphia Homes, 1790-1800,” for publication.
This is an exclusive members-only event.
Attendees should park in Mount Vernon visitor parking lots and enter the library campus via the pedestrian gate near the 4-way stop