In the heart of the Northern Neck of Virginia stands a tribute to America's founding father, George Washington. Although only here a short time, the ideas that Washington learned here, helped shape the man he would become and forever alter the destiny of the United States of America. - NPS
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1732/02/22 | George Washington | Born | George Washington is born in the heart of the Northern Neck of Virginia. | George Washington's Birthday | ||
| 1733/00/00 | Augustine Washington | Home | First section of the Washington home is built before 1718 and enlarged by Augustine Washington between 1722-1726. | |||
| 1779/12/25 | Washington House, known as "Wakefield", is destroyed by fire and flood on Christmas Day, 1779. | |||||
| 1931/00/00 | John D Rockefeller Jr | Benefactor | The Wakefield Association receives a grant from John D Rockefeller Jr to buys 394 acres (1.59 km2) of land and donate it to the Federal government. | |||
| 1932/02/22 | Edward Wilton Donn Jr | Architect | Designed by Edward Donn Jr, Memorial House is built not an replica of Washington's birthplace, but as a typical upper-class house of the period. | George Washington's Birthday |
| Particulars for George Washington Birthplace National Monument: | |
|---|---|
| Significance | Birthplace |
| Criteria Consideration | Commemorative property |
| Owner | Federal |
| Landscape Architecture | Garden |
| Historic Use | Graves, burials |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Landscape Architecture | Historic garden restoration |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Disposition | Reconstructed Property |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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