The $40 million preservation project at the first president’s home included designing and installing a new HVAC system, major ...

George Washington's historic Mount Vernon mansion reopened Wednesday following a transformative $40 million restoration, the ...

While the work won’t be fully completed until October 2026, visitors will finally get a chance to see rooms in the mansion that have been closed off on a rotating schedule.

Mount Vernon, George Washington’s home, is a privately owned, nonprofit institution that doesn’t receive government funding. In addition to supporting those impacted by the shutdown, furloughed ...

The names of people who were enslaved on George’s Washington’s Mount Vernon estate are inscribed on the walls of what was their home: Tom Nokes. Vina. Barbara. Their names are grouped together by ...

Most people associate George Washington with cherry trees. Supposedly, a young George Washington confessed to his dad that he had damaged a cherry tree with a hatchet. The story is used to stress the ...