Who owns Mount Vernon now?
The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Union took over Mount Vernon on February 22, 1860. Since that time this patriotic organization has managed the establishment, exerting every effort to maintain its beauty and charm in its original form. The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Union bought the estate from John Augustine Washington in 1858 for $200,000. This John Augustine was a great-grandson of George Washington’s brother John Augustine.
