Sight lines extend from the Capital Building to the Lincoln Memorial and the Potomac River.
Inside the home are beautiful antiques from the Civil War era and family portraits of Robert E. Lee and his extended family. Robert E. Lee was offered the post of Commander of the Union troops as the Civil War began to brew. Because of his Southern family ties, he felt that he had no choice but to abandon his home in Arlington and head South, where he led the Confederacy in battle.