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A Patriot’s Palace

For most people looking to visit a colonial-era mansion in Northern Virginia, George Washington’s Mount Vernon immediately comes to mind. Tens of thousands of visitors each year walk through our first President’s stately home and gardens along the Potomac River. But just down the river from Mr. Washington’s house lies another colonial home, built by another George of note. This home, as interesting and arguably more beautiful than Mount Vernon, receives just a mere fraction of the visitors that Mount Vernon does – that home is Gunston Hall.

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