. Roose's companion and guide to Washington and vicinity . cts are that the Arlington property was sold at a taxsale, January 11,1864, and was never confiscated. It was never theproperty of General Lee, and only a life interest in the propeutywas devised to Mrs. Lee, by her father, George Washington ParkeCustis. The value of the estate, as recorded in the land book ofthe State, was $34,100. The amount which it was sold for atthe tax sale was $26,800. Arlington House was built by Washington Parke Custis. It is imposing in appearance,and has a frontage of 140 feet. The portico is 60 fe
. Roose's companion and guide to Washington and vicinity . cts are that the Arlington property was sold at a taxsale, January 11,1864, and was never confiscated. It was never theproperty of General Lee, and only a life interest in the propeutywas devised to Mrs. Lee, by her father, George Washington ParkeCustis. The value of the estate, as recorded in the land book ofthe State, was $34,100. The amount which it was sold for atthe tax sale was $26,800. Arlington House was built by Washington Parke Custis. It is imposing in appearance,and has a frontage of 140 feet. The portico is 60 feet long and25 feet deep, and is ornamented with eight Doric columns, builtof brick, plastered. It was long regarded as one of the palatialhomes of the South. The situation of the mansion is fine, andthe view from the portico extensive, and for beauty can scarcelybe excelled. The cemetery lying west of the house is devoted to white andthat lying north to colored dead soldiers. South of the house isthe Unknown Tomb, in which are placed the remains of 2,111. Washingtons Tomb at Mount Vernon. 143 unknown soldiers gathered from the battle-fields of Bull Run andthe route to the Rappahannock. Near this tomb is an amphi-theatre, erected in 1873, designed for use on Decoration Day, ca-pable of accommodating 5,000 persons. In regard to this estate, it has also been very currently reportedthat it was bequeathed by Gen. Washington to Mr. Custis, hisadopted son. The truth is Mr. Custis inherited it from hisfather, John Parke Custis, and Gen. Washington never owned founder of the American family of Custis was an emigrantinn-keeper, formerly of Rotterdam, Holland, who, about 1668,married the daughter of Edmund Scarburgh, prominent in earlyColonial times as surveyor-general of the State and a representa-tive of Accomac county, Va. The marriage with this lady gavehim immense landed possessions.
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