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Robert E. Lee Museum

The Robert E. Lee Museum at Arlington House contains exhibits and artifacts about Robert E. Lee and his family. Included are original objects from the Lee and Custis families.

The museum is open almost every day of the year from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. The museum is closed on Christmas and New Years Day, as is Arlington House and Arlington National Cemetery.

 
Robert E. Lee Museum at Arlington House
Keith Drews
The Robert E. Lee Museum is on the first floor of this building that had been part of the greenhouse complex for Arlington Cemetery. The entrance is on the opposite side.
The Lee girls bedchamber at Arlington House  

Did You Know?
Robert E. Lee and wife Mary had seven children, three boys and four girls. Six of the seven were born at Arlington House. Only Custis, their oldest son, was born elsewhere, at Fort Monroe, Virginia. All of the Lee children lived to adulthood.

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Last Updated: July 26, 2006 at 09:29 EST