Exterior Architectural Details - George Washington's Mount Vernon
Washington 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.
Measured Drawings and Blueprints of Mount Vernon
This collections contains the architectural drawings of Mount Vernon including the measured drawings of the Mansion, outbuildings, and other MVLA structures. The bulk of material dates from the 1930s (during the tenure of the Director of Research and Restoration, Morley Jeffers Williams) through the 1990s.
Measured Drawings and Blueprints of Mount Vernon A.MD.OV
This collections contains the architectural drawings of Mount Vernon including the measured drawings of the Mansion, outbuildings, and other MVLA structures. The bulk of material dates from the 1930s (during the tenure of the Director of Research and Restoration, Morley Jeffers Williams) through the 1990s.
All of the information in this guide pertains to Mount Vernon’s architecture and design. In it, you will find questions intended to encourage discussion and exploration during your visit. Information provided in the guide and on interpretive panels throughout …
Architectural documents | The George Washington ... - Mount Vernon
Scope Note: Papers, drawings, plans, letters, and other documents, either hard copy or digital, having to do with the construction of buildings, usually originating in an architect's office. The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association.
Mount Vernon - Measurement of the Mansion, 1937
Mount Vernon - Measurement of the Mansion, 1937, Drawer: 42, Folder: 1. Measured Drawings and Blueprints of Mount Vernon, A-MD-OV. Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Copy to clipboard
Washington and Architecture - George Washington's Mount Vernon
With a general lack of professional architects in eighteenth-century North America, Washington followed a common path for estate holders, consulting a variety of sources to assist in developing plans, including books on building, architecture, and garden design, inspiration from other structures and gardens, and advice from artisans and builders. 2
Architectural drawings of an estate ("Mount Vernon"), Mount Vernon ...
Architectural drawings of an estate ("Mount Vernon"), Mount Vernon, Virginia; Summary Measured drawings showing house and grounds as elevation and section; renderings; landscape architecture drawings. Names Williams, M. J. (Morley Jeffers), architect
Architecture - George Washington's Mount Vernon
The 16-Sided barn on Washington's Dogue Run farm was one of the most innovative structures at Mount Vernon.
Mount Vernon: An Architectural Identity - Society for Commercial …
Mount Vernon’s unique two-story piazza, a George Washington innovation, is the most copied component of the Mansion and has become one of the most identifiable features of American architecture. Why did Mount Vernon become such a popular design source?