Our Annual Summer Fund is one of our most crucial campaigns. It provides us with a surge of support during our most-visited time and helps us plan for the rest of the year.

It also funds critical preservation work, like the recent refurnishing of the Old Chamber room.

Thanks to the generous support of dedicated patriots, like you, this quaint bedchamber was refurnished based on holistic analysis of documentary, visual, material culture, and architectural sources. Today, visitors can see how the room likely looked in 1799.

• A sleeping space for both George and Martha Washington.
• A private retreat where Martha could relax and entertain close friends.
• A household command center, offering her easy access to the adjoining dining room to oversee meal preparations and daily operations.

During these years, Martha’s chamber was at the heart of social life at Mount Vernon. While she managed the household, the Washingtons entertained guests in the dining room, socialized in the parlor, and occasionally hosted small gatherings in the passage.

In later years, the Washingtons moved their bedchambers upstairs, and the Old Chamber became a guest room.