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. By the time of Washington’s death ...

Dean Norton takes visitors on a rare tour of Mount Vernon and features some of the properties sustainable practices.

Mount Vernon is about 20 miles south of Washington. The original house was a modest structure built for Washington’s father in 1734. George Washington inherited it in 1761 and expanded it ...

The priciest sale in the D.C. metro area was billionaire Dan Snyder’s purchase of a 16.5-acre property that was once part of ...

Mount Vernon is about 20 miles south of Washington. The original house was a modest structure built for Washington’s father in 1734. George Washington inherited it in 1761 and expanded it ...

Diamonds to the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution for dedicating a newly-planted tree in honor of those who fought for American independence.

Other items up for auction include the American flag that covered Abraham Lincoln’s coffin following his assassination.

Susan Schoelwer, Mount Vernon’s executive director of Historic Preservation and Collections, said there will still be one room, “the new room,” open for viewing. “It was George Washington ...

For these Hispanic students, many of whom immigrated to the U.S., their appreciation for law and government holds deeper ...

The furniture in the bedroom where George Washington died will go into storage. So will his silver oil lamps, his French ...

When we think of the First Lady of the United States, images of high-profile figures like Jacqueline Kennedy, Eleanor ...