Washington's Home, Mount Vernon, Virginia
Status
Not on viewDate1892
Maker
Unknown
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; photographic reproduction
DimensionsOverall: 11 in. x 13 5/8 in. (27.94 cm x 34.61 cm)
Object numberPrint-5069/A/RP-774
DescriptionThis print is a photographic reproduction of the east front of the Mount Vernon mansion.1892
MarkingsPrinted in ink below the image: "Washington's Home, Mt. Vernon, Virginia.-A delightful excursion to be made from the City of Washington is the steamboat journey of fifteen miles down the Potomac to / Mount Vernon, the home and burial-place of Washington. The "Father of his Country" came into the possession of this estate in 1752. The wings of the mansion were built by him. / Its situation is beautiful and the view of the river from the house is charming. Thanks to the "Ladies' Mount Vernon Association," as well as to the efforts of the brilliant orator, / Edward Everett, this home of Washington together with six acres of adjacent territory is now the property of the nation, having been purchased in 1856 from the President's descendents for the sum of $200,000. The house, which is of wood, contains some objects of great interest, including pieces of furniture used by Washington, also his firearms, portraits and some / articles of clothing. Upon the wall hangs the key of that stronghold of tyranny in France, the Bastille, a relic of the French Revolution presented to Washington by his friend and / companion-in-arms, La Fayette. Not far from his former home is the tomb of Washington. It is an unpretending structure of brick, approached by an iron gate, through the bars of / which one sees the marble sacrophagi containing the remains of George Washington and his wife Martha.The time will doubtless come when the old residence will crumble to decay / beyond the possibility of restoration. Then, if not before, let us hope that the Nation will erect a suitable monument to mark the burial-place of its illustrious Leader and Founder, and to / remind all coming generations that this lovely hill-side of Virginia is consecrated ground. / 483"
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c. 1890-1910
1853-1860
