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.
Two days after his arrival in the United States for a conference with President Franklin Roosevelt and other U.S. officials, General Henri Giraud made a brief trip to Mount Vernon. Escorted by Lieutenant-General Lesly McNair, Giraud and the other French officers were extended every courtesy by Resident Director Charles C. Wall, who gave them all a tour of the estate. Giraud somberly laid a wreath at Washington’s tomb and signed Mount Vernon’s guest book.
