Arlington House is the nation’s memorial to Robert E. Lee. It honors him for specific reasons, including his role in promoting peace and reunion after the Civil War. In a larger sense it exists as a place of study and contemplation of the meaning...
(93 words)<br />The Arlington House Museum is located in a white brick structure the size of a small two-story house at the far end of the kitchen garden.<br />Facing the rear of the mansion, follow the path to the left through the middle of the kitchen garden. The restrooms and gift shop are roughly 30 yards from the garden entrance. The museum is at the end of a short paved path to the right.<br />The exhibit spans about six hundred square feet and features various artifacts, exhibit pieces, a video, and information panels.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
(182 words)<br />The Arlington House North Slave Quarters are located northwest of Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.<br />From the intersection of Schley Drive and Roosevelt Drive, follow Roosevelt Drive up the hill to the west about six hundred thirty feet. Turn right at Weeks Avenue and proceed north about four hundred-fifty feet. Turn right at Sheridan Drive and travel north one hundred ninety yards. Turn left and follow the path up Custis Walk two hundred forty-five yards to the Arlington House.<br />The Arlington House North Slave Quarters are set behind and to the right of the Arlington House. The yellow two-story building has a stucco surface, and angled roof line and a large arch set at its front end. Chimneys sit at the front and back center. Four windows are set on the first floor and five along the second on the right side of the building. An archway on the right side is set above four columns on the first floor. A stone foundation about three feet tall is visible along the front side.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
(190 words)<br />The Arlington House South Slave Quarters are located southwest of Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.<br />From the intersection of Schley Drive and Roosevelt Drive, follow Roosevelt Drive up the hill to the west about six hundred thirty feet. Turn right at Weeks Avenue and proceed north about four hundred-fifty feet. Turn right at Sheridan Drive and travel north one hundred ninety yards. Turn left and follow the path up Custis Walk two hundred forty-five yards to the Arlington House.<br />The Arlington House South Slave Quarters are set behind and to the left of the Arlington House. The yellow one-story building has a stucco surface, an angled roof line and a large arch set at its front end. Chimneys sit at the front and back center. Four windows are set on the left side of the building with an arch above them. A square alcove with four columns sits between the two sets of windows. A stone foundation about three feet tall is visible along the front side of the building. Faded frescos adorn each of the three doors above their lintels.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
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A white building with columns and stone benches supporting a pergola. Double doors on the right side of the building lead to the bookstore. To the left, separate doors lead to restrooms. Drinking fountains are between the doors on the exterior of the building.
Arlington House is the nation's memorial to Robert E. Lee. It honors him for specific reasons, including his role in promoting peace and reunion after the Civil War. In a larger sense it exists as a place of study and contemplation of the meaning of some of the most difficult aspects of American History: military service; sacrifice; citizenship; duty; loyalty; slavery and freedom.<br /><br />Architect: George Hadfield
(198 words)<br />Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial is located at the northwest corner of Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia.<br />From the intersection of Schley Drive and Roosevelt Drive, follow Roosevelt Drive up the hill to the west about six hundred thirty feet. Turn right at Weeks Avenue and proceed north about four hundred-fifty feet. Turn right at Sheridan Drive and travel north one hundred ninety yards. Turn left and follow the path up Custis Walk two hundred forty-five yards to Arlington House.<br />The Arlington House is a two-story Greek revival building with six tall columns supporting a triangular roof. One-story wings on either side are each fronted with three arched windows.<br />A grass hillside slopes downward about one hundred yards from the front of the house. Several grave markers, large and small, surround the mansion at the edges of walkways..<br />Facing east from Arlington House provides a sweeping view of the Washington Monument, U.S. Capitol, the Potomac River and downtown Washington.<br />Arlington House Slave Quarters are set behind to the left and right of the Arlington House. The yellow one-story buildings have a stucco surface, an angled roof line and large arches set at their front ends.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
An exhibit panel includes a timeline with images of the people it describes. A background image depicts a black and white photo showing the columns and peaked roof of Arlington House with a number of people standing or sitting on the steps.
An information panel depicts a landscape view to the east with Arlington Plantation in the foreground, the Potomac River, and Washington, DC in the distance. The White House and Capitol are indicated on the far horizon. On the near bank of the river, plantation houses and the spring house to the right are indicated.
Arlington National Cemetery began when Civil War casualties overwhelmed area cemeteries. Three years after the Lees fled their home, Quartermaster Montgomery Meigs orders the bodies of Union soldiers to be stratetigally buried around Mrs. Lee's Garden.
An illustration of rows of graves and a tomb among leafless trees overlooking the Potomac River and the U.S. Capitol Dome. An inset photo shows a black man with overalls standing outside.
An angled information panel depicts various dark-skinned people working in a yard shaded by tall trees while an overseer watches and two white women in hoop skirts stand beneath a parasol in a doorway/
An angled information panel. A tactile representation of "artifacts" includes potsherds and a doll hand in the lower left corner of the display. An image depicts a National Park Service archeologist working in a small pit alongside a building.
An angled information panel depicts a map of Washington, DC and seals of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution and the Society of the Cinncinnati. A chain separates a mowed lawn area. About 30 feet ahead and left of the sign is a tomb with the appearance of a rectangular table with six legs. Behind the tomb, the hillside slopes downward, revealing long rows of white tombstones in Arlington Cemetery. The Washington Monument, a tall, white column, is on the horizon.
An information panel with a panoramic view of Washington, DC, both on the panel and in the background beyond. Insets show photos of Arlington Memorial Bridge, the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and Capitol. On the horizon, from left to right, the sign indicates the White House, Arlington Memorial Bridge, Lincoln Memorial, Old Post Office Tower, Washington Monument, Capitol, Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Memorial. On the near side of the bridge, the Women in Military Service for America Memorial is pointed out. In the lower right corner, an inset map shows downtown Washington, DC.
A wayside panel by yellow wall. A large photograph shows a black woman, a teenager, and a toddler in dresses. On the right, a portrait of a black man with styled hair, beard, and suit and tie.
An information panel with a tactile map of the Freedmen's Village showing hospital, carpenter shop, kitchen, school, old peoples home, and houses. In the distance, white graves in the cemetery are on a hillside.
An information panel with a large photograph of Civil War soldiers with rifles posing for a photo in front of the columns of Arlington House. The left side of the panel includes a tactile exhibit of a graffitied wooden beam depicted at two-times thickness. Behind the sign, Arlington House is oriented the same as in the photo, with large columns on the right and the body of the house on the left.
Twin information panels overlook the Potomac River. On the left panel, A Symbol of Union, an aerial photograph connects Arlington House and the Lincoln Memorial with the straight line of the Arlington Memorial Bridge. On the right panel, a painting depicting Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses Grant at Appomattox Court House.
This site once functioned as the administrative offices for Arlington National Cemetery. Earlier still, George Washington Parke Custis kept his stables here. The original structures are mostly lost, but the current building resembles their photographs. It serves as a ranger office. There are no public facilities.
(242 words)<br />The Old Administration Building is located in the northwest corner of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.<br />From the intersection of Schley Drive and Memorial Avenue, follow Schley Drive up the hill to the north about five hundred sixty yards. Continue about five hundred twenty yards as the road turns southwest and becomes Sherman Drive. Turn right at Humphrey Drive and travel north about four hundred fifty feet. Set at the north end of a circle around an oval grass lawn set with two trees is the Old Administration Building.<br />The one-story white building has four columns supporting a triangular porch roof in the front. Two sets of arched windows bracket each side. The front door has two sets of two thin windows on either side and an arched half-moon window above. A second half-moon window sits at the front center face of the porch roof.<br />Two steps lead up to a slate porch floor and a thin strip of grass lawn, about four feet wide and thirty feet long, stretches across the front on both sides of the porch.<br />The front portion of the building is about twenty feet wider on both sides than the back and seven windows line either side. Two windows are set in the back and steps and railings on both sides lead up to a back door. A thirty-foot wide grass lawn lines both sides and a parking lot sits to the west of the building.<br />END OF DESCRIPTION<br />
From the National Mall and Memorial Parks to the Mount Vernon Trail, travel the Blue Line to see what the southern portion of Washington, DC has to offer. Each of the parks listed here are 1 mile or less from each metro stop (about a 20 minute walk) or a 10 minute bus ride away.
Explore Arlington House
Take a tour or walk the grounds of Arlington House to learn how it has served as a family home, a military headquarters, a national cemetery, and much more. When visiting Arlington House, you may walk through the mansion at your own pace or you can ask if there is a scheduled tour available. The tours start on the hour and take between thirty and forty-five minutes. Normally, tours occur on weekends in the winter or every day in the summer.
