Woodlawn

Originally part of the Mount Vernon estate, Woodlawn was built in 1800-1805. George Washington gave the plantation as a wedding gift to Eleanor Parke "Nelly" Custis and her husband, Lawrence Lewis, Martha Washington's granddaughter and George Washington's nephew. They were married at Mount Vernon on 22 Feb. 1799, George Washington's last birthday. Designed by Dr. William Thornton, the first architect of the U.S. Capitol, the crisply detailed, beautifully crafted five-part mansion displays the elegance and refinement admired in the Federal style. In 1951, Woodlawn became the first historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Mount Vernon, Virginia · United States