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MT. VERNON, VA. Home of Washington.
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Photochromed
in Saxony.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' Series No 2080, "Landmarks of Virginia."
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN,
CARTE POSTALE.
By Appointment.
MT. VERNON, HOME OF WASHINGTON.
Mt. Vernon was inherited by George Washington in 1752, the
first foundations having been laid by his father about 1736.
The mansion is built of wood, mainly after the style of a French
chateau of the time of Louis XIV. Here Washington died on
December 14th, 1799, and his tomb, a plain but solid brick
structure with an iron gate, stands near the mansion. The
entire domain of about six acres is the property of the nation,
having been purchased in 1856 for $200,000.
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