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New Exhibits at Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House Tell the Fuller Story of Woodlawn’s Past and Honor the Local Indigenous Legacy | April 15, 2024
On April 25, Woodlawn a historic house in Fairfax County, Virginia, which was originally part of George Washington’s Mount Vernon, will open two new exhibits: Woodlawn: People and Perspectives and Offerings for Tauxenent: Acknowledging Indigenous Place. Both exhibits are the work of research and collaboration with community partners, including descendants, to meaningfully reinterpret the site.
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Recent Press Coverage
Woodlawn works to remember all who have lived on the historic site | Fairfax County Times, April 25, 2024
Woodlawn’s new exhibits aim to tell fuller story of site’s history | Mount Vernon on the MoVe, April 24, 2024
Threads of History | PieceWork Magazine, February 28, 2024
Minimalist Holiday Décor, a la Frank Lloyd Wright | Connection Newspapers, December 15, 2023
Preservation in Progress: Restoring the Pope-Leighey House Roof | National Trust for Historic Preservation, December 12, 2023
Quilts Tell a Black Family’s History (and More) at Woodlawn Plantation | The Zebra, November 6, 2023
Woodlawn’s Frank Lloyd Wright house undergoes upgrades | Mount Vernon on the MoVe, July 7, 2023
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