Family Circle's Request of Congress
The Arlington House Descendants’ Family Circle letter to Congress begins:
We, descendants with a history at Arlington House, endeavor to see this nationally significant National Park Service (NPS) site interpreted fully, precisely, and inclusively. We seek your support to redesignate the Robert E. Lee Memorial, located inside the boundaries of Arlington National Cemetery, as the “Arlington House National Historic Site.” The Arlington House, constructed between 1802 and 1818, was built for George Washington Parke Custis using enslaved labor and located on a 1,100-acre working plantation overlooking Washington, D.C.