CDA Awards and Programs

The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden

Originally known as the Abigail Adams Smith House, it is located at 421 East 61st St in New York City. After extensive restoration, it was opened to the public in 1939, timed to coincide with the New York World’s Fair. In 1973, it was restored

L’Hermione

L’Hermione is a full-sized replica of General Lafayette’s ship, also known as the Frigate of Liberty.  Chapter IV – Paris was a major sponsor of its Atlantic journey in 2015. On April 18th, L'Hermione departed from Aix, heading to Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, where she made

Lemon Hill

This historic house was built in 1799 on the former estate of Robert Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.  Chapter II-Philadelphia maintained the house for almost sixty years, 1957-2016. Dames' mission was to increase awareness of this unique and nationally important Federal-style mansion

Abner Cloud House

Abner Cloud House in Washington DC is one of the oldest existing structures on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. It is maintained by the Chapter III.

The Old Protestant Burying Ground

The Non-Catholic Cemetery (Old Protestant Burying Ground, 1716), Rome, Italy, research project of Americans buried in the cemetery, Chapter X- Rome.

The White House Restoration

The White House Restoration, Washington DC, 1962. The Colonial Dames of America contributed three glass chandeliers and eight smoke bell lanterns.

Jamestown Memorial Gates – Jamestown, Virginia

This ornately designed iron gate, built by John Williams of New York, was presented to Jamestown by The Colonial Dames of America and its various chapters in 1907. The gates were restored several decades later by Chapter XXIII-Virginia; the CDA is working with Jamestown to