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16 de jun. de 2024 · Arlington House, constructed between 1802 and 1818, was the nation's first memorial to George Washington. In 1778, John Parke Custis—the son of Martha Washington and her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis—purchased 1,100 acres of land in northern Virginia, on rolling hills overlooking Washington, D.C.
18 de jun. de 2024 · More important to Washington were the two stepchildren, John Parke (“Jacky”) and Martha Parke (“Patsy”) Custis, who at the time of the marriage were six and four, respectively. He lavished great affection and care upon them, worried greatly over Jacky’s waywardness, and was overcome with grief when Patsy died just before ...
20 de jun. de 2024 · Owners changed over the years, including Martha Washington’s son by her first marriage, John Parke (“Jacky”) and his wife, Eleanor Calvert Custis. Eleanor and Jacky Custis had two children there, Eleanor, known as “Nelly,” and George Washington Parke Custis.
Hace 3 días · Martha Dandridge Custis, a 1757 portrait by John Wollaston On January 6, 1759, Washington, at age 26, married Martha Dandridge Custis , the 27-year-old widow of wealthy plantation owner Daniel Parke Custis .
3 de jun. de 2024 · Arlington House, also known as the Custis-Lee Mansion, overlooks Washington, D.C., from a rise across the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia. Constructed between 1802 and 1818, it was one of the earliest and boldest expressions of the Greek Revival architectural style in America.
Hace 1 día · In George Washington’s Hair: How Early Americans Remembered the Founders, Keith Beutler explores the meanings that these souvenir locks held for the Revolutionary generation and beyond. He contextualizes the preservation of Washington’s hair by focusing on a specific person in each chapter — two from the 1790s and three from the 1820s ...
19 de jun. de 2024 · General Robert E Lee, who in 1831 married Mary Custis, heiress of Arlington House, lived here in the years leading up to the US Civil War. After joining the Confederacy, Lee left, never to return.
