Dec 30, 2021 · The Robert E. Lee Memorial. 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.

Jul 14, 2024 · See Arlington House as it appeared in 1861, when Robert E. Lee resigned his commission from the United States Army after 32 years of service and the Lee family left Arlington House. Choose a room on the floorplans below to learn more about how the Lee family lived:

May 16, 2024 · Self-guide yourself through the South Wing of Arlington House. While passing through Robert E. Lee’s office, the family parlors, and the center hall, you will view museum exhibits and period furniture and objects associated with Mr. and Mrs. Lee, George Washington, and George Washington Parke Custis.

When Mary Lee’s father, George Washington Parke Custis, died in 1857, Robert E. Lee became executor of his will. The estate included thousands of acres of land, three large plantations, and oversight of nearly 200 enslaved people previously owned by G.W.P. Custis.

Mar 25, 2022 · Scientific Analysis of Historic Bricks to Shed Light on History at Arlington House. To help inform the strategy and techniques that will be used to restore Arlington House, the National Park Service is learning more about the people who built the home between 1802 and 1818, and bricks used in the home's original construction. Duration: 36 seconds

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial is the only federally funded national memorial honoring a person who fought against the United States government. However, Arlington House is not a memorial honoring the Confederacy.

President Gerald R. Ford officially posthumously restored Robert E. Lee’s citizenship at a ceremony on the portico at Arlington House. Most historians agree that Lee’s efforts to promote peace following the American Civil War were essential in the reunification of the nation.

May 16, 2024 · Arlington House is a Greek revival style mansion located in Arlington, Virginia. The house was once the home of Robert E. Lee and his wife. The house overlooks the Potomac River and the National Mall in Washington, D.C. During the American Civil War, the grounds of the mansion were selected as the site of Arlington National Cemetery.

Feb 21, 2016 · Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial 700 George Washington Memorial Parkway c/o Turkey Run Park McLean, VA 22101

Throughout his early life, young Robert E. Lee would have had close association with enslaved people that lived and worked at Stratford Hall, at Alexandria, and at his mother’s family home, Shirley Plantation in southern Virginia.