Jeremy Musson looks at the remarkable history and preservation of Mount Vernon, the country home of America’s first president, George Washington. Photographs by George Washington’s Mount Vernon.

Fig 1: Mount Vernon, above the Potomac River, with its famous piazza, or portico. It is timber-built, but the wall surfaces are detailed to appear like rustication. Credit: Thalia Romero / George Washington’s Mount Vernon
Jeremy Musson looks at the remarkable history and preservation of Mount Vernon, the country home of America’s first president, George Washington. Photographs by George Washington’s Mount Vernon.