The “New Room” was the last addition George Washington made to his Virginia house, Mount Vernon. The finish of its interior was the only improvement project that Washington personally oversaw, and the story of its decade-long construction reveals Mount Vernon’s strong ties to Maryland. Thomas Reinhart, Mount Vernon’s Deputy Director for Architecture, will discuss many of the new findings that originated from the recently completed 14-month restoration of this magnificent space, and the resulting shift in interpretation from dining room to statement room and picture gallery, in the tradition of grand saloons in 18th-century British country houses. (1 AIA CES learning unit will be available)

5pm Reception at Homewood Museum / 6pm Lecture in 50 Gilman Hall, both located on the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus.

This is the third and final part in Homewood Museum's Baltimore's Great Architecture 2014 Lecture Series, The Archaeology of Interiors, presented in association with AIA Baltimore 2014 Baltimore Architecture Month.