Visit a Bed & Breakfast in one of these Mid-Atlantic towns: DELAWARE Montchanin, DE Rehoboth Beach, DE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington, DC MARYLAND Chestertown, MD Deep Creek Lake, MD Frederick, MD Keedysville, MD Oxford, MD Taneytown, MD VIRGINIA Charlottesville, VA Christiansburg, VA Fairfax, VA Harrisonburg, VA Millboro, VA Nellysford, VA Paris, VA Pearisburg, VA Stanley, VA Staunton, VA Steeles Tavern, VA Stephens City, VA White Post, VA WEST VIRGINIA Buckhannon, WV Lewisburg, WV Shepherdstown, WV

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Virginia / District of Columbia / Maryland – Presidential Residences
With eight Presidents calling this region home, you will have an opportunity to explore the history of the nation. From our first President, George Washington's beloved Mount Vernon to the modern day President's Residence at the White House, you will have an opportunity to tour the homes of President's that have made our country what it is today.

Central Virginia / Shenandoah Valley – Presidential Residences
Within a one hours drive, you can tour Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, James Monroe's Ash Lawn Highland, James Madison's Montpelier, and Woodrow Wilson's Birthplace & Presidential Library. At the same time enjoy the mountains of Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the scenic beauty of the Shenandoah Valley.

Accommodations
Frederick House, Staunton, VA
Belle Grae, Staunton, VA
Mark Addy Inn, Nellysford, VA
Sugar Tree Inn, Steeles Tavern, VA
Fort Lewis Lodge, Millboro, VA
Silver Thatch Inn, Charlottesville, VA
Prospect Hill Plantation Inn, Charlottesville, VA
Middleton Inn, Washington, VA

Attractions

Thomas Jefferson – Monticello – Charlottesville, VA - www.monticello.org
No other home in the United States more accurately reflects the personality of its owner than Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's architectural masterpiece and beloved mountaintop home. Thomas Jefferson called Monticello his "essay in architecture." Reflecting the genius and versatility of its creator, Jefferson's Monticello is a monument to a scrupulous interest in architecture, landscaping, agriculture, and domestic comforts. The remarkable house, one of America's most famous, is filled with ingenious devices and mementos of this revered founding father. The author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States, Jefferson studied buildings in ancient Rome and began his dwelling atop the "Little Mountain" where he had played as a boy, after leveling the top in 1768. Jefferson worked on Monticello for more than 40 years, altering and enlarging it as his taste developed, reflecting the pleasure he found in "putting up and pulling down." Before 1795 the house had a Palladian-influenced tripartite form with two-level porticoes. After a trip to France, he returned to Monticello with his head full of new ideas, above all, about its dome, and an aversion to grand staircases, which he believed took up too much room. When an extensive revision was finished in 1809, it had become a 21-room amalgam of Roman, Palladian, and French architectural ideals, a unique statement by one of history's great individuals. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation has maintained Monticello as a place of pilgrimage for millions since 1923.

James Monroe - Ash Lawn Highland – Charlottesville, VA - www.ashlawnhighland.org
In 1799, James Monroe and his family moved into their Albemarle "cabin castle," adjacent to Jefferson's Monticello. Jefferson had previously urged Monroe to move to the area to create a "society to our taste". Today, visitors can tour the fifth president's home, which was recently refurbished based on new research and inventory lists. Original and period French and American furniture, boxwood gardens, and a 535-acre working farm await visitors. Reconstructed using archaeology and a 1908 photograph, the slave quarters stand alongside two original outbuildings. Children especially enjoy the resident cows, sheep, chickens, and peacocks that complete the working farm atmosphere. Throughout the year there are many special events such as the Virginia Wine Festival, Ash Lawn Opera Festival, Plantation Days, and Christmas festivities.

James Madison – Montpelier – Orange, VA – www.montpelier.org
Montpelier is James Madison's lifelong home, a 2,750-acre estate that includes farmland, racecourses, a formal garden, a National Landmark Forest and active archaeological sites. In October 2003, the Montpelier Foundation launched a complete restoration of the mansion to return it in size, structure, and furnishings to the home that James and Dolley Madison knew in the 1820s. The restoration project, expected to take about four years, will remove alterations made to the Montpelier mansion after President Madison's death in 1836. Portions of the home will be open at all times during restoration, providing visitors with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the restoration of the lifelong home of an early American President and patriot.

Woodrow Wilson – Manse & Presidential Library – Staunton, VA - www.woodrowwilson.org
Sitting atop the crest of a hill in historic downtown Staunton is the birthplace of President Woodrow Wilson. This lovely Greek Revival house, formerly the Staunton Presbyterian Manse, is fully restored to 1856 and decorated with period furniture, some of which is the Wilson family's own. A National Historic Landmark, the site represents not only the birthplace of one of the United States' most important leaders, but in itself gives an authentic picture of a pre-Civil War Shenandoah Valley home -- from the kitchens to the children's room, the servants' room to the dining room. Around the Manse are the historic gardens, offering a beautiful restoration of Victorian landscape style. The Presidential Library covers Wilson, early years before the start of the Civil War, the impact of Reconstruction of the South, his years at Princeton University, and his presidency including World War I, the Treaty of Versailles, and the League of Nations. His restored Presidential Pierce Arrow Limousine is also available for viewing.

Tidewater Region – Presidential Residences
The Tidewater Region of Virginia celebrates 400 years of history in 2007. Well know as the birthplace of American, this region is rich in colonial history. Beautiful homes and plantations abound, including two that housed American Presidents; John Tyler's Sherwood Forest and William Henry Harrison's Berkeley Plantation.

Accommodations
Inn at Warner Hall, Gloucester, VA

Attractions

John Tyler - Sherwood Forest – Charles City, VA - www.sherwoodforest.org
Sherwood Forest Plantation was the home of the 10th U.S. President John Tyler from 1842 until his death in 1862. Sherwood Forest Plantation has been the continuous residence of the Tyler family since the President purchased it in 1842. Known to be the longest frame house in America, it is over 300 feet long. Sherwood Forest Plantation reflects the lifestyle of this mid-19th century Presidential family. Beautifully wooded landscape and 12 dependencies surround President Tyler's home. The plantation, first recorded in a 1616 land grant, was originally known as Smith's Hundred. The house, circa 1720, is a classic example of Virginia Tidewater design. It had several owners before Tyler purchased the home and its surrounding 1,600 acres in 1842. He bought the plantation while still in the White House and renamed the plantation "Sherwood Forest" referring to his reputation as a political outlaw. The Tyler family has owned the plantation ever since, and it was the President's grandson and his wife, who still live at the plantation today.

William Henry Harrison - Berkeley Plantation – Charles City, VA -
William Henry Harrison, the youngest of seven children, was born on February 9, 1773, only two years before the American Revolution, at Berkeley Plantation in Virginia. His family was among the richest and the most politically prominent in the colony. Harrison's father had served three terms as governor. Berkeley plantation was settled on 4th December 1619, when early settlers from England landed at Berkeley and observed the first official Thanksgiving in America, offering thanks for their safe arrival and decreeing that thenceforth the day should be honored annually. The present house dates from 1726 and occupies an attractively landscaped position on a hill overlooking the James River. It is the oldest three-story brick house in Virginia and the first to be built with a pediment roof. Berkeley is one of the finest of all the Virginia plantations with ten acres of formal terraced boxwood gardens and lawn extending for a quarter-mile from the front of the house to the James River.

Northern Virginia / Washington, DC – Presidential Residences
Virginia's past is the beginning of the nation's history and heritage. Preservation of history and Virginia are synonymous. What better place to start your visit than a trip to George Washington's Mount Vernon. Continue on with your exploration of history and enjoy Woodrow Wilson's last residence in Washington, DC; then to the home of the current President at the White House.

Accommodations
Swann House, Washington, DC

Attractions

George Washington – Mount Vernon – Mount Vernon, VA – www.mountvernon.org
At Mount Vernon you experience history firsthand and get to know the real George Washington. Explore the mansion with its remarkably bright colors and original heirlooms and enjoy the same view of the Potomac that Washington enjoyed. Visit the Greenhouse, Slave Quarters, George Washington Museum, Archaeology and Restoration Museum, Slave Memorial, and Washington's tomb. Enjoy the great outdoors as you tour the gardens, hike the Forest Trail, or explore the Pioneer Farmer site. The latest additions include a working 18th-century mill at George Washington's Gristmill and the new Food Court Pavilion and expanded Shops at Mount Vernon.

Woodrow Wilson – House – Washington, DC
Too stricken in body and spirit to remain for the inauguration of his successor, Woodrow Wilson left the capitol and motored to his new residence on March 4, 1921. To his surprise, several hundred people were waiting to watch him enter the house where he would spend the last three years of his life. The house remains for us today, as it was when he lived here, a place for insightful reflection on his career as educator, social reformer, and world statesman. The house is a fine example of the Georgian revival style, built in 1915 by architect Waddy Wood. After purchasing the property in 1921, Wilson and his wife Edith remodeled it to suit their needs. The structure and its interior have been carefully preserved to reflect the era of their residence here. The remarkable collection offers the visitor unique insights into the personality of one of America's greatest leaders. On display are objects from the White House, family items, memorabilia, and elaborate gifts of state from around the world.

White House – Washington, DC – www.whitehouse.gov/history/tours/
For two hundred years, the White House has stood as a symbol of the Presidency, the United States government, and the American people. Its history, and the history of the nation's capital, began when President George Washington signed an Act of Congress in December of 1790 declaring that the federal government would reside in a district "not exceeding ten miles square…on the river Potomac." President Washington, together with city planner Pierre L'Enfant, chose the site for the new residence. Although President Washington oversaw the construction of the house, he never lived in it. It was not until 1800, when the White House was nearly completed, that its first residents, President John Adams and his wife, Abigail, moved in. The White House has a unique and fascinating history. It survived a fire at the hands of the British in 1814 and another fire in the West Wing in 1929, while Herbert Hoover was President. Throughout much of Harry S. Truman's presidency, the interior of the house, with the exception of the third floor, was completely gutted and renovated. Nonetheless, the exterior stonewalls are those first put in place when the White House was constructed two centuries ago.

This Trip's Trip Master
Karen Cooksey & Denny Eister

As Innkeepers of the Frederick House, Karen and Denny love exploring the history of Virginia / Washington DC / Maryland Region and look forward to hosting your stay while you explore the area.

The Trip Master's Inn
Frederick House