A stately red-brick mansion in the sun stands tall
George Washington gave the Woodlawn site to his nephew, Lawrence Lewis, and Lewis’ new bride, Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis, Martha’s granddaughter, in hopes of keeping Nelly close to Mount Vernon.
U.S. National Park Service
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