From Gleason’s Pictorial, 1853. —The tomb of Washington is in the foreground. The caption reads “Mount Vernon, the Birthplace and Residence of George Washington”; but in fact Washington had the good sense to be born at the George Washington Birthplace National Monument. When this engraving was made, Mount Vernon was for sale, and was in serious danger of being turned into a commercial resort. Five years later it was rescued by the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, who still own it today.
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Residence of the Washington Family
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English: Birthplace of George Washington, from an 1860 engraving
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Source | Life of George Washington by Washington Irving, 1860 (https://archive.org/stream/lifeofgeorgewash01irvi#page/n5/mode/2up) |
Author | Hays, engraver |
Two Houses by Baillie Scott
Sketch for a House at Chailey, Sussex
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English: Sketch for a House at Chailey, Sussex: M. H. Baillie Scott, Architect
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Source | The International Studio, 1908 (https://archive.org/stream/internationalstu10newy08#page/130/mode/1up) | ||||
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House at Letchworth Garden City
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English: Design for a House at Letchworth Garden City by Baillie Scott
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Source | The International Studio, 1908 ((https://archive.org/stream/internationalstu10newy08#page/134/mode/1up) | ||||
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George Washington’s Birthplace
From the Life of Washington by Washington Irving, 1860.
Design for a Cottage Orné by John B. Papworth
From Rural Residences, 1818.