Open 365 days a year, Mount Vernon is located just 15 miles south of Washington DC.
From the mansion to lush gardens and grounds, intriguing museum galleries, immersive programs, and the distillery and gristmill. Spend the day with us!
Discover what made Washington "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen".
The Mount Vernon Ladies Association has been maintaining the Mount Vernon Estate since they acquired it from the Washington family in 1858.
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The Washington Library is open to all researchers and scholars, by appointment only.
John Scoles was an engraver based in New York, New York. He produced many engravings of views of the city as well as portraits. He also is thought to have been a bookseller at times. He died around 1844; at that time, his entry in directories reads "John Scoles, late engraver."
