Woodlawn
Built in 1805, this grand house overlooking the Potomac River was a gift from George Washington to his nephew Major Lawrence Lewis and his wife Eleanor "Nelly" Custis. A granddaughter of Martha Washington, Nelly was raised at Mount Vernon as part of the First Family. Fittingly, the President asked Dr. William Thornton, architect of the U.S. Capitol, to design a new house for the young couple and provided 2,000 acres of his estate. Woodlawn interprets the life of the Lewis family as well as enslaved and free African Americans.
Regional Events
Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social,
07/11/08
Middletown,
Virginia
Enjoy an evening of ice cream at Belle Grove.
Jazz on Jackson Place,
09/04/08
Washington, D.C.,
District of Columbia
Jazz concert and food at Decatur House.
Living History Days and Antiques Appraisal Fair,
11/01/08
Middletown,
Virginia
Crafters in period dress demonstrate and sell their wares. Tour period encampments outdoors, view living history demonstrations, and hear early Appalachian music throughout the Manor House. Antiques Appraisal Fair for documents, paintings, furniture, and collectibles.
Regional Sites
"The Journey Through Hallowed Ground" Corridor, , Virginia, 11 Most Endangered
Aiken, SC, Aiken, South Carolina, Dozen Distinctive Destinations
Antietam National Battlefield Park, Sharpsburg, Maryland, 11 Most Endangered
Apalachicola, FL, Apalachicola, Florida, Dozen Distinctive Destinations
Arts & Industries Building of Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia, 11 Most Endangered
Asheville, NC, Asheville, North Carolina, Dozen Distinctive Destinations
Ashley River Historic District, Charleston, South Carolina, 11 Most Endangered
Beaufort, SC, Beaufort, South Carolina, Dozen Distinctive Destinations
Belle Grove, Middletown, Virginia, National Trust Historic Sites
Belleview Biltmore Hotel, Clearwater, Florida, 11 Most Endangered
Blair Mountain Battlefield, Logan County, West Virginia, 11 Most Endangered
Bowling Green, KY, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Dozen Distinctive Destinations
Brandy Station Battlefield, Brandy Station, Virginia, 11 Most Endangered
Bridge of Lions, St. Augustine, Florida, 11 Most Endangered
Carter G. Woodson Houses, Washington, District of Columbia, 11 Most Endangered
Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove Plantation, Middletown, Virginia, 11 Most Endangered
Chancellorsville Battlefield, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, 11 Most Endangered
Charity Hospital and the Adjacent Neighborhood, New Orleans, Louisiana, 11 Most Endangered
Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville, Virginia, Dozen Distinctive Destinations
Chesapeake Bay Skipjacks, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, 11 Most Endangered
