This is a manor house connected with the family of George Washington, first president of the United States. The house and gardens offer a reflection of the life of the English gentry following the English Civil War.

The ancestral home of first US president George Washington is an atmospheric stone manor with fragrant gardens, set in a picturesque village. Washington Old Hall was famously once home to the “de Wessyngtons”, later known as the Washington family, who gave the United States of America its first president and gifted their name to its capital ...

A wreath of mixed greenery hangs above the gilded pier table in the Entrance Hall. The display on the marble-top table is a replica of the home of the first President of the United States, George Washington. Located along the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia, this home is …

Formerly a British colonial city hall, in 1789 it was reconstructed and became the seat of the new American government. On April 30th of that year, a crowd assembled in front of its second floor balcony to watch George Washington take the oath of office as …

2025年1月13日 · Here on Federal Hall, George Washington took the oath of office as our first President, and this site was home to the first Congress, Supreme Court, and Executive Branch offices. The current structure, a Customs House, later served as part of the US Sub-Treasury.

2024年10月16日 · President: George Washington. The Germantown White House, built in 1752 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sheltered George Washington twice during his life. In 1793 Washington went to the home to escape the yellow fever epidemic sweeping through Philadelphia, and the very next year he returned to escape a heat wave.

2024年7月4日 · Most of you will be aware that Washington Old Hall is the ancestral home of the first US President, George Washington, as well as being stunningly beautiful. But there’s so much more to the...

Home and final resting place of America's 1st President, George Washington. During the time that Washington lived here (more than 45 years), Mount Vernon was an 8,000-acre plantation, which was divided into five farms; each was a complete unit.

Washington: President George Washington once said of his Mount Vernon, Virginia, home that "No estate in America is more pleasantly situated than this." Washington's estate included more than 8000 acres, and was designed with wooded borders, rolling meadows and groves of trees.

2024年3月1日 · The White House, located on Pennsylvania Avenue, was selected by George Washington and Pierre L’Enfant, linking it symbolically to the Capitol. Its construction began in 1792, using Aquia Creek sandstone, and it was first occupied by President Adams in 1800.