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Press Releases
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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Images related to this press release can be found here.Family-Friendly Event at Pope-Leighey House Celebrates Frank Lloyd Wright’s 157th Birthday on June 8th | May 28, 2024
On June 8, Pope-Leighey House, a historic house museum in Fairfax County, Virginia, and the only Frank Lloyd Wright designed home open to the public in the Washington, D.C. region, will host a birthday celebration for the famed American architect.
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Recent Press Coverage
Public history students highlight local Indigenous communities | George Mason University, November 20, 2024
The Story Behind the Frank Lloyd Wright House in Alexandria | Alexandria Living Magazine, July 26, 2024
A fuller picture of history emerges at Virginia plantation of Nelly Custis Lewis | NBC4 Washington, May 23, 2024
Woodlawn’s Diverse History | Connection Newspaper, May 16, 2024
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
6 Alternative DC Area Tours That Go Beyond Museums or Monuments | Washingtonian Magazine, April 15, 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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