Photos: Construction under way on Mount Vernon boutique hotel

It might look dark and dusty now, but when The Ivy in Mount Vernon is complete by April 2014 the owners envision the boutique hotel as a “live-in museum” that combines classic art and architecture with modern comfort.

The $18 million project will ultimately create a “super boutique hotel” at the corner of Calvert and Biddle streets. Of the hotel’s 18 rooms, about half will be three-room suites, with averages rates at $650 per night.

The hotel will combine the historic Inn at Government…