Why is the Kitchen Outside?
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Why is the Kitchen Outside?
The kitchen of George Washington's historic mansion is located OUTSIDE of the main house. Why is that? Thomas Reinhart, director of architecture, explains the very good reason that 18th-century kitchens were their own separate buildings.
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George Washington's Gristmill at Mount Vernon
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Yorktown Fife & Drum at Mount Vernon
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George Washington's Distillery
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Slave Quarters Reopen at George Washington's Mount Vernon
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George Washington's Entrepreneurial Grit
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