Retropolis George Washington’s mansion gets first major rehab in more than 150 years. Much of the historic Mount Vernon home in Virginia will close starting next month for a massive preservation ...

The mansion at George Washington’s Mount Vernon started off as a one-and-a-half story house built in 1734 by Washington’s father, Augustine Washington, according to the official Mount Vernon ...

George Washington inherited it in 1761 and expanded it dramatically over the decades - most of the work being done by people enslaved at Mount Vernon, officials said.

A new exhibit at President George Washington's estate in Mount Vernon will open to the public on Juneteenth, and it explores ...

The exhibit shares the names and stories of people who Washington enslaved into various jobs across his farms.

Archaeologists unearthed 35 bottles of cherries from the cellar of George Washington's Mount Vernon. The 250-year-old fruits, many still intact, can shed new light on those who lived and worked there.

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project. The wallpaper was found at the Old York Historical Society in Maine ...

A n amazing find is exciting historians and homesteaders alike after news broke about a discovery that took place during an archeologist dig at George Washington's Virginia home. The news has many ...

Nor'easter knocks down 227-year-old tree at George Washington's estate 00:29. Buried in the cellar of George Washington's Mount Vernon home, a treasure trove was waiting to be discovered – an ...

Archaeologists at George Washington’s Mount Vernon have discovered dozens of glass jars filled with fruit preserves in the cellar of the historic Northern Virginia home that "likely haven't seen ...

Mount Vernon — the former home of George Washington, first President of the USA — is an extraordinary place; a dignified Virginian gentleman’s seat (Fig 1) overlooking the Potomac River that was built ...

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project. The wallpaper was found at the Old York Historical Society in Maine ...