Exterior Architectural Details · George Washington's Mount Vernon
WEBWashington intelligently organized Mount Vernon based on the principles of the Picturesque, creating a "natural" environment by establishing irregular features within a symmetrical plan. Integrated into this landscape was a British Palladian-style mansion designed to take advantage of its breathtaking setting.
Style Guide · George Washington's Mount Vernon
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Mount Vernon: An Architectural Identity - Society for Commercial …
WEBFrom high style to everyday, residential to commercial, buildings across the United States feature designs fashioned on Mount Vernon. The house’s distinct elements have become significant components of the American architectural vocabulary.
Room by Room · George Washington's Mount Vernon
WEBGeorge Washington expanded and improved Mount Vernon throughout his life. Explore each of the twenty-one beautifully interpreted rooms throughout the Mansion's three floors.
Print Style Guide · George Washington's Mount Vernon
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Virtual Tour of George Washington's Mount Vernon
WEBVirtual Tour of George Washington's Mount Vernon. Washington designed the west front of the Mansion to greet and impress visitors, who could see it from a distance as they entered the west gate...
Mount Vernon as Architectural Inspiration
WEBMount Vernon and American Domestic Architecture. Mount Vernon’s distinctive cupola; white, green, and red color scheme; and especially its long, square-columned piazza appear on houses in neighborhoods across the country.
Interior Architectural Details · George Washington's Mount Vernon
WEBThe experience culminated in the large Adamesque dining room, the most formal and ornate room in the Mansion. While the inspiration for much of Mount Vernon's decoration came from pattern books, it was Washington's careful thought and personal taste that created a harmonious composition.
Mount Vernon and American Domestic Architecture
WEBMount Vernon Everywhere! Mount Vernon has inspired more buildings and places than any other historic structure in America - like these. Learn More. Mount Vernon’s distinctive cupola; white, green, and red color scheme; and especially its long, square-columned piazza appear on houses in neighborhoods across the country.
Mount Vernon - History of Early American Landscape Design
WEBWashington’s style was idiosyncratic. One late-18th-century visitor to the estate apparently noticed that the gardens at Mount Vernon did not fit neatly within a single style, remarking that they were “laid out somewhat according to the form of English gardens” ().On the one hand, the updated design—with naturalistic features such as shaded, serpentine paths …
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