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Arlington House is the historic Custis family mansion built by George Washington Parke Custis from 1803–1818 as a memorial to George Washington.Currently maintained by the National Park Service, it is located in the U.S. Army's Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia (formerly Alexandria, D.C.).
The Virginia mansion where Robert E. Lee once lived that now overlooks Arlington National Cemetery is open to the public again, after a $12 million rehabilitation and reinterpretation that ...
Arlington House (the Custis-Lee Mansion), 1802, Arlington County —- home of Robert E. Lee; Ash Grove, 1790, Fairfax County—home of Thomas Fairfax, and Henry Fairfax; Ash Lawn–Highland, 1799, Albemarle County—home of James Monroe
Robert Edward Lee and his wife Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee had seven children, of whom three boys and three girls survived to adulthood. [8] Of these, the second son was William H.F. "Rooney" Lee (1837–1891), who was born at Arlington House. [11]
Ravensworth was an 18th-century plantation house near Annandale in Fairfax County, Virginia. Ravensworth was the Northern Virginia residence of William Fitzhugh, William Henry Fitzhugh, Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee and George Washington Custis Lee. It was built in 1796. [1]
George Washington Parke Custis built Arlington House as a memorial to George Washington. An Army veteran of the War of 1812, George W. P. Custis and his wife Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis were buried in a fenced-in area now located in section 13.
Feb. 18—DOWAGIAC — One of the city's most famous properties has been listed for sale. The historic Lee Mansion, 405 W. High St., was listed for sale last week through Cressy & Everett Real Estate.
George Washington Custis Lee (September 16, 1832 – February 18, 1913), also known as Custis Lee, was the eldest son of Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee.His grandfather, George Washington Parke Custis was the grandson of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington (the wife of George Washington).