Mount Vernon
Built 1754 by George Washington. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 7 mi. S of Alexandria on George Washington Memorial Pkwy., Alexandria, VA |
| County | Fairfax County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Military, Politics and government |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000833 |
| Built | 1754 · more from the 1750s |
| Architect | George Washington |
| Style | Palladian architecture, Georgian architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Tentative World Heritage Site, Virginia Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 7 mi. S of Alexandria on George Washington Memorial Pkwy., Alexandria, VA |
| Coordinates | 38.7078° N, 77.0861° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Alexandria | 19 listed places in Alexandria → |
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Mount Vernon listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Mount Vernon built?
1754, designed by George Washington, in the Palladian architecture and Georgian architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Mount Vernon?
7 mi. S of Alexandria on George Washington Memorial Pkwy., Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Mount Vernon?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000833. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.