Mount Vernon
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Summary
Mount Vernon is an estate[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of estate entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,894 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Silver Anvil Award[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Fairfax County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Potomac River[6]
- Instance of: house[7], plantation[8]
- Architect: George Washington[9]
- Commissioned by: George Washington[10]
- Maintained by: Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union[11]
- Owned by: Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union[12], Bushrod Washington[13]
- Operator: Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union[14]
- Architectural style: Palladian architecture[15], Georgian architecture[16]
- Location: Mount Vernon[17]
- Postal code: 22121-0110[18]
- Has use: historic house museum[19]
- Commons category: Mount Vernon[20]
- Occupant: Martha Washington[21]
- Inception: 1756[22], 1754[23]
- Coordinate location: 38.707777777778, -77.086111111111[24]
- Official website: https://www.mountvernon.org/[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mount Vernon[26]
- Email address: mailto:tickets@mountvernon.org[27]
- Described at URL: https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/presidents/mount_vernon.html[28]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29], The New Student's Reference Work[30]
- Heritage designation: National Historic Landmark[31], National Register of Historic Places listed place[32], Tentative World Heritage Site[33], Virginia Historic Landmark[34]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths at Mount Vernon[35]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Mount Vernon include it[36], a census-designated place in the United States[37], in United States[38]; Vernon Parish[39], a parish of Louisiana[40], in United States[41], founded in 1871[42]; Vernon County[43], a county of Wisconsin[44], in United States[45], founded in 1851[46]; Burr Ferry[47], an unincorporated community[48], in United States[49]; and Mount Vernon Township[50], a township of Minnesota[51], in United States[52].
Why It Matters
Mount Vernon has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for it include it[36], a census-designated place in the United States[37], in United States[38]; Vernon Parish[39], a parish of Louisiana[40], in United States[41], founded in 1871[42]; Vernon County[43], a county of Wisconsin[44], in United States[45], founded in 1851[46]; Burr Ferry[47], an unincorporated community[48], in United States[49]; and Mount Vernon Township[50], a township of Minnesota[51], in United States[52].
FAQs
What awards did Mount Vernon receive?
Honors received include Silver Anvil Award[3].