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Custis-Lee Mansion, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1907-1914

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Summary:The Custis-Lee Mansion in Arlington, Virginia, circa 1907-1914. Caption reads: "The Custis-Lee Mansion at Arlington, Va. was the home of George Washington Parke Custis, adopted son of Washington. It was afterward the home of Colonel Robert E. Lee, whose wife was Mary Custis. During the Civil War the Arlington estate became a military cemetery. The mansion is preserved as it was in the days of Custis and Lee." Postcard number: 3024.
Provider:Foster & Reynolds
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States
Place of origin – Region:New York
Place of origin – Settlement:New York
Temporal subject: 1901-1910
1911-1920
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States
Geographical subject – Region:Virginia
Geographical subject – Settlement:Arlington
Topical subjects:Mansions
Custis, George Washington Parke, 1781-1857
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
Genre:Postcards
ArchivesUM location:National Trust Library Postcard Collection
Repository:National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection
Browse terms:Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places
Collection:National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection
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