MOUNT VERNON, VA—The red ribbon fell yesterday on the most ambitious preservation project in Mount Vernon’s history. A gaggle of news reporters huddled outside in the cold December 10, as Mount Vernon officials unveiled the completion of a massive restoration effort.

George Washington’s iconic Mansion, a national treasure and the First President’s beloved home, is back. After a transformative $40 million, privately funded restoration that spanned two years of construction, the home’s meticulously stabilized and revitalized rooms are once again open, after being shuttered to the public since January 2024. After nearly two years of rotating room closures, Mount Vernon is flinging open its doors to the first and second floors of the Mansion.

Reporters got a sneak peek at the transformed roo

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