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Description:
Arlington House is uniquely associated with the families of Washington, Custis, and Lee for it was built by George Washington Park Custis. After his father died, young Custis was raised by his grandmother and her second husband, George Washington at Mount Vernon, Custis, a farsighted agricultural pioneer, painter, playwright, and orator, was interested in perpetuating the memory and principles of George Washington. His house, begun in 1802 but not completed until 1817, became a "treasury" of Washington heirlooms. Arlington House, named after the Custis family's homestead of Virginia's Eastern Shore, was built on a 445-hectare (1,100-acre) estate that Custis' father, John Parke Custis, purchased in 1778. The house was designed by George Hadfield, a young English architect who was for a time in charge of the construction of the Capitol. The north and south wings were completed between 1802 and 1804. The large center section and the portico, presenting an imposing front 43 meters (140 feet) long, were finished 13 years later. Robert E. Lee described the house, situated on a hill high above the Potomac as one "anyone might see with half an eye." Card mailed from Washington, DC to New Glatz, Md., on June 2, 1906. Undivided back. Silver glitter outlines the house as well as the walkway. Illist.Post.Card Co., N.Y. W-19. Small tear upper left.
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: L371 |
| Condition:
See Photo |
Year:
1906
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| Title:
Arlington Mansion, Arlington, Va. 1906 Postcard |
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