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Mount Vernon was the plantation house of George Washington, first President of the United States and his wife, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington. The estate is situated on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia, near Alexandria, across from Prince George's County, Maryland. The Washington family had owned land in the area since the time of Washington's great-grandfather in 1674. In 1739 they embarked on an expansion of the estate that continued under George Washington, who came into possession of the estate in 1754, but did not become its sole owner until 1761.

The mansion is built of wood in a loose Palladian style, and was constructed by George Washington in stages between 1758 and 1778. It occupies the site of an earlier, smaller house built by George Washington's father Augustine, some time between 1726 and 1735. It remained Washington's country home for the rest of his life. Following his death in 1799, under the ownership of several successive generations of the family, the estate progressively declined as revenues were insufficient to maintain it adequately. In 1858, the house's historical importance was recognized and it was saved from ruin by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association; this philanthropic organization acquired it together with part of the Washington property estate. Escaping the damage suffered by many plantation houses during the American Civil War, Mount Vernon was restored.

Mount Vernon was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960 and is today listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is still owned and maintained in trust by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, and is open every day of the year. Allowing the public to see the estate is not an innovation, but part of a 200-year-old tradition started by George Washington himself. In 1794 he wrote: "I have no objection to any sober or orderly person's gratifying their curiosity in viewing the buildings, Gardens, &ca. about Mount Verno
Mount Vernon was the plantation house of George Washington, first President of the United States and his wife, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington. The estate is situated on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia, near Alexandria, across from Prince George's County, Maryland. The Washington family had owned land in the area since the time of Washington's great-grandfather in 1674. In 1739 they embarked on an expansion of the estate that continued under George Washington, who came into possession of the estate in 1754, but did not become its sole owner until 1761.

The mansion is built of wood in a loose Palladian style, and was constructed by George Washington in stages between 1758 and 1778. It occupies the site of an earlier, smaller house built by George Washington's father Augustine, some time between 1726 and 1735. It remained Washington's country home for the rest of his life. Following his death in 1799, under the ownership of several successive generations of the family, the estate progressively declined as revenues were insufficient to maintain it adequately. In 1858, the house's historical importance was recognized and it was saved from ruin by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association; this philanthropic organization acquired it together with part of the Washington property estate. Escaping the damage suffered by many plantation houses during the American Civil War, Mount Vernon was restored.

Mount Vernon was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960 and is today listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is still owned and maintained in trust by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, and is open every day of the year. Allowing the public to see the estate is not an innovation, but part of a 200-year-old tradition started by George Washington himself. In 1794 he wrote: "I have no objection to any sober or orderly person's gratifying their curiosity in viewing the buildings, Gardens, &ca. about Mount Verno
Well worth the drive outside if DC.
Mount Vernon
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Mount Vernon-aktiviteter

Lad Expedia hjælpe dig med at opleve de bedste aktiviteter Mount Vernon har at tilbyde! Hvis du planlægger en rejse til Mount Vernon, kan vi give dig en liste over de mest populære attraktioner samt hjælpe dig med at finde oplevelser, du ikke vil gå glip af. Uanset om du rejser til Mount Vernon med din familie, planlægger et romantisk ophold med din udkårne eller er på forretningsrejse, gør vi det nemt for dig at planlægge en uforglemmelig rejse, hvor der ikke mangler noget.

Spændende oplevelser og aktiviteter i Mount Vernon

Hvis du planlægger en tur til Mount Vernon, hvorfor så ikke læse vores hjælpsomme guides om, hvad du bør se og opleve i området? Du kan søge blandt aktiviteter, få tips til de mest populære udflugtsmål og få hjælp med planlægge din rejse ned til mindste detalje. Expedia gør det nemt for dig at besøge alle de berømte seværdigheder i Mount Vernon.

At lede efter aktiviteter i Mount Vernon kan være tidskrævende, så lad os hjælpe dig med at planlægge din ferie. Hvad end du søger en aktiv ferie i det fri, vil smage på Mount Vernons lokale specialiteter eller dykke ned i lokalområdets sprudlende kultur, kan vores guides til Mount Vernons seværdigheder sikre, at du får en uforglemmelig rejse uanset årstiden.

Aktiviteter i Mount Vernon for enhver smag

Mount Vernon har noget for enhver, og uanset om du planlægger en aktiv sommerferie, en romantisk smuttur eller en luksuriøs vinterferie, finder du masser af aktiviteter i Mount Vernon, som vil holde dig beskæftiget under hele opholdet. Expedia gør det nemt at reservere både flyrejse, hotel og udlejningsbil på forhånd, så du ikke behøver at bekymre dig om andet end at gå på opdagelse i Mount Vernon.

Mount Vernon er fyldt med steder, der bare må ses og opleves. Vi kan hjælpe dig med at beslutte, hvor du skal bo i Mount Vernon og sørge for, at din oplevelse af Mount Vernon og de omkringliggende områder bliver en fest. Læs vores guides om hvor, du skal tage hen, hvornår du skal gøre det, og hvad du skal se. Uanset hvor længe dit ophold varer, er det nemt at finde spændende steder i Mount Vernon, der gør, at du kan nyde din ferie til fulde og ikke går glip af noget. Overlad den lokale ekspertise og besværet til os. God tur!


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