George Washington died at age 67 in the big family bed on the second floor of Mount Vernon, on December 14, 1799. He was exhausted; a sudden inflammation of the throat stopped his breathing.

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 ...

Mount Vernon, the Virginia home of George Washington on the banks of the Potomac ... asks whether their work "shall remain like some funeral shaft -- perfect in design -- beautiful in execution ...

George Washington was the first president of the US. He's widely-regarded as the father of the country. Here's a look at the typical schedule he stuck to when he was at his Mount Vernon plantation.

It was renamed Mount Vernon to honor Admiral Edward Vernon, whom George Washington’s half brother, Lawrence Washington, held ...

A piece of George Washington's original Mount Vernon estate has sold for $50 million, the highest residential sale ever in Virginia, Maryland or Washington, D.C. The historic property in ...

What says “historical tour” quite like The Mount Vernon Estate? George and Martha Washington’s expansive home and favorite ...