he enlarges Mount Vernon for the first time and uses this technique of rustication on the house,” states Reinhart. The mansion is executed in the Georgian style of architecture, a prevalent ...

Jeremy Musson looks at the remarkable history and preservation of Mount Vernon, the country home of America’s ... He considered it ‘within the rules of architecture… to make such small departures’ as ...

Photographs by Gavin Ashworth, courtesy of Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association ... It is likely that it was in part responsible for the wide popularity of this style, known as Federal architecture, in ...

From the time Mount Vernon was built to today, the estate has witnessed countless moments in history, from George Washington’s inauguration in 1789 to the effects of World War II. Architecture ...