This is the first of two podcast episodes recorded at the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon. Part two will be published on Thursday. When you walk into the reading room here ...

Retropolis George Washington’s mansion gets first major rehab in more than 150 years. Much of the historic Mount Vernon home in Virginia will close starting next month for a massive preservation ...

Washington, who led American forces during the Revolutionary War and became the nation’s first president in 1789, was often away from Mount Vernon but loved the site and died there on Dec. 14, 1799.

George Washington’s 1789 inauguration suit coat is now on display at Mount Vernon.Our first President was intentional with his details: the domestically produced wool suit was meant to promote ...

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project. The wallpaper was found at the Old York Historical Society in Maine ...

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project. The wallpaper was found at the Old York Historical Society in Maine ...

History As It Happens host Martin Di Caro visits the George Washington Presidential Library's new executive director Lindsay Chervinsky to talk about her vision for this historically vital ...

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project. The wallpaper was found at the Old York Historical Society in Maine ...

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project. The wallpaper was found at the Old York Historical Society in Maine ...