Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, formerly named the
Custis-Lee Mansion, is a
Greek revival style mansion located in
Arlington, Virginia,
USA that was once the home of
Confederate General Robert E. Lee. It overlooks the
Potomac River and the
National Mall in
Washington, D.C. During the
American Civil War, the grounds of the mansion were selected as the site of
Arlington National Cemetery, in part to ensure that Lee would never again be able to return to his home. However, the United States has since designated the mansion as a
National Memorial to Lee, a mark of widespread respect for him in both the
North and
South. Arlington Woods, located behind Arlington House, contains the oldest and largest tract of climax eastern hardwood forest that still exists in Arlington County.