Archaeologist Nick Beard was gently pushing aside the hardened dirt in the basement of George Washington’s home at Mount Vernon, Va., last fall when he spotted the mouth of a glass bottle.

Mount Vernon is about 20 miles south of Washington. ... A basement hearth was stained with soot from the 1700s. “I’ve worked on a lot of different places,” said McAuley, ...

Archaeologists found something incredibly rare in the cellar of George Washington's home at Mount Vernon: Two intact jars of cherries buried in the basement of the first U.S. president's house ...

The first cherry bottle at Mount Vernon was found in November 2023 during restoration work in the estate’s basement.

Retropolis George Washington’s mansion gets first major rehab in more than 150 years. Much of the historic Mount Vernon home in Virginia will close starting next month for a massive preservation ...

Mount Vernon is currently undergoing extensive renovations to take the Virginia mansion back to its 18th-century roots. Skip to main content. ... When working in the basement, ...

A major restoration project is underway at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Fairfax County, Virginia, in preparation for America’s 250th Birthday next year.