Woodlawn Mansion is a historic house located in Fairfax County, Virginia. Originally a part of Mount Vernon, George Washington’s historic plantation estate. The house is a designated National Historic Landmark, primarily for its association with the Washington family, but also for the role it played in the historic preservation movement. It is now a museum property owned and managed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
George Washington planned the house to be visible from Mount Vernon. In 1799, he gave the plantation, 2,000 acres as a wedding present to Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis (Martha Washington’s granddaughter) and his nephew Major Lawrence Lewis. The President asked architect Dr. William Thornton, who had designed the U.S. Capitol, to design them a house.
Construction began in 1800 and was finished in 1805.
Below you can see a “butlers” mirror that enabled a view into another room while being able to stay out of sight.
A Portrait of Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis.
If you are near Mount Vernon stop by and visit the Federal style mansion that sits on the plantation.
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