Ash Park historic district. Van Valkenberg house at 703 6th Avenue NW. Photo taken in 2016.
Commercial Historic District. Picture by ArtisticAbode (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Cornell College Historic District. Photo of a residence hall by ArtisticAbode (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
The Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission’s mission is to identify, interpret and protect the historic and archaeological resources of our community and encourage historic tourism.
Mount Vernon has three National Historic Districts: