this is delia rios and kate michael and why are we here? we're here because mount vernon, in a gift to the nation for the 250th anniversary of the declaration of independence is stripping mount vernon down to the bounds. basically, they're preserving it, restoring it, presenting it back to the american public. get ready for these celebrations. and in the process, they are making all kinds of archeological discoveries, historic discoveries about how the house was built, how the washingtons and the enslaved people here lived. kate michael. you got to see the renovation. we got to see the renovations literally from below ground up. this project started because we had heard that they had found a historic discovery dealing the saying of these cherry bottles of cherries in the cellar. and we wanted to find out more about that. and then whenever we got to go inside and see the rooms that you normally don't get to go into and see it from an architectural perspective, not just this home, but the architecture behind the house. it was it was really in

this is delia rios and kate michael and why are we here? we're here because mount vernon, in a gift to the nation for the 250th anniversary of the declaration of independence is stripping mount vernon down to the bounds. basically, they're preserving it, restoring it, presenting it back to the american public. get ready for these celebrations. and in the process, they are making all kinds of archeological discoveries, historic discoveries about how the house was built, how the washingtons and the enslaved people here lived. kate michael. you got to see the renovation. we got to see the renovations literally from below ground up. this project started because we had heard that they had found a historic discovery dealing the saying of these cherry bottles of cherries in the cellar. and we wanted to find out more about that. and then whenever we got to go inside and see the rooms that you normally don't get to go into and see it from an architectural perspective, not just this home, but the architecture behind the house. it was it was really in

well, this is the tour that delia rios and kate michael shot. it's on next on american history hello. i'm thomas reinhart. i mount vernon, director of preservation and we are standing here in front of george washington's home. and you're probably seeing it in a way that you've never seen it before, because mount vernon is in the midst of the largest historic preservation project it has undertaken in its 170 plus year existence. we are stabilizing the mount mansion's foundation and frame, and we are upgrading all of its modern systems to make to ensure that the mansion, which will be 300 years old in 2034, that it will be able to withstand the elements of nature and that it will be welcoming to all of our guests for we hope, for the next 250 years. and i say that as we close in on are the 250th birthday of america in 2026. so despite the fact that we are undertaking this massive project, the good news for all of you watching this is that mount vernon is open. we have you can visit the mansion while this work is going on and you'll get to see some