Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Building Mount Vernon
The estate that was to be Mount Vernon had been in the Washington family
since 1674. George Washington inherited the estate in 1754 and in the succeed-
ing years built up the property. Additions to the house were underway at the be-
ginning of the Revolutionary War, but the dining room was completed after the
war.
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Costumed events and re-enactments are held throughout the year. See
website for details.
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The Mount Vernon shops sell seeds of some of the estate's heritage
plants.
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Outside the main entrance is a complex with a full-service restaurant,
the Mount Vernon Inn, offering specialties such as peanut and chestnut soup
and salmon corncakes, and an efficient food court, serving snacks.
