Repairs Planned for Mount Vernon

The home of Washington, at Mt. Vernon, is to be put in thorough repair before the arrival of visitors to the Centennial Exposition, after plans drawn by a Newark architect, who is now engaged in drawing a plan of the entire building, so that in case of the destruction of the building by fire, it may be rebuilt exactly as it now stands.

The mansion is about eighty-five years old, and the wear and tear of that long term has proved too much for the pine. The main building and wings are in excellent condition, and the grounds are kept in good order. Several of the rooms in the house are furnished. The place is owned by the Mt. Vernon Association.