with kenmore spotsylvania county virginia . kenmore u.s. national register of historic places u.s. national historic landmark u.s. historic district contributing property virginia landmarks register kenmore plantation 2010 show map of northern virginia show map of virginia show map of the us location 1201 washington avenue fredericksburg virginia coordinates 38 18 15 n 77 27 58 w 38.30417 n 77.46611 w 38.30417 ; 77.46611 coordinates 38 18 15 n 77 27 58 w 38.30417 n 77.46611 w 38.30417 ; 77.46611 area 1 acre 0.4 ha 1 built 1770s architectural style georgian part of washington avenue historic district 02000518 nrhp reference 69000325 vlr 111 0047 significant dates added to nrhp june 4 1969 3 designated nhl april 15 1970 4 designated cp may 16 2002 designated vlr november 5 1968 2 kenmore also known as kenmore plantation is a plantation house at 1201 washington avenue in fredericksburg virginia . built in the 1770s it was the home of fielding and betty washington lewis and is the only surviving structure from the 1 300 acre 530 ha kenmore plantation . betty was the sister of george washington the first president of the united states . the house is architecturally notable for the remarkable decorative plaster work on the ceilings of many rooms on the first floor . in 1970 the property was declared a national historic landmark . 1 4 kenmore is owned and operated as a house museum by the george washington foundation formerly george washington s fredericksburg foundation and is open daily for guided tours . the foundation also owns nearby ferry farm where george washington lived as a child . contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit the house was completed in 1776 for fielding and betty washington lewis the sister of george washington . he was a planter and successful merchant in town . their plantation grew tobacco wheat and corn by the labor of slaves . 5 more than 80 slaves worked on the 1300 acre plantation including a number of domestic slaves . the mansion s rear frontage was oriented to the rapahannock river for easy transportation access . betty s mother mary ball washington was buried on the grounds which she had liked to visit . lewis descendants sold the house and property in 1797 after betty washington lewis death . a memorial was erected in 1894 at the mary ball washington gravesite . the samuel gordon family purchased the property in 1819 . they named it kenmore for the home of their ancestors in scotland . other nineteenth century owners restored the plaster ceilings . during the american civil war the plantation house and outbuildings were used as a makeshift union military hospital after the battle of the wilderness in 1864 . it was also used by federal troops on their way to richmond at the close of the war . 6 in 1922 the kenmore foundation bought the property and began plans to preserve it . two flanking dependencies were reconstructed . the landscaping was restored in 1924 by charles f. gillette . 7 today the house and reconstructed dependencies stand on three acres of ground at 1201 washington avenue . it was listed on the national register of historic places in 1969 and was designated a national historic landmark in 1970 . 4 3 it is included in the washington avenue historic district . kenmore plantation in 2006 see also edit list of national historic landmarks in virginia national register of historic places listings in fredericksburg virginia references edit a b james dillon 1974 10 17 national register of historic places inventory nomination kenmore pdf national park service and accompanying nine photos exterior and interior from 1967 1969 and undated pdf 32 kb virginia landmarks register . virginia department of historic resources . retrieved 19 march 2013 . a b national park service 2007 01 23 . national register information system . national register of historic places . national park service . a b c kenmore plantation . national historic landmark summary listing . national park service . retrieved 2008 06 26 . loth calder ed . 1999 . the virginia landmarks register . the university press of virginia . p. 183 . isbn 0 8139 1862 6 . heritage sites & organizations kenmore . virginia african american heritage program . retrieved 2008 12 31 . library of virginia about the charles f. gillette photograph collection external links edit media related to kenmore fredericksburg virginia at wikimedia commons official website historic american buildings survey habs no . va 305 kenmore 1201 washington avenue fredericksburg independent city va 63 photos 5 color transparencies 19 measured drawings 3 data pages 5 photo caption pages habs no . va 305 a kenmore office 1 photo habs no . va 305 b kenmore kitchen 2 photos african american historic sites database virginia african heritage program v t e the washington family first generation lawrence washington 1602 1653 second generation john washington third generation lawrence washington 1659 1698 fourth generation augustine washington fifth generation lawrence washington 1718 1752 augustine washington jr. george washington betty washington lewis samuel washington john augustine washington charles washington william washington sixth generation bushrod washington george steptoe washington lawrence augustine washington george william washington seventh generation john thornton augustine washington george corbin washington eighth generation lawrence berry washington lewis washington benjamin franklin washington william d. washington eugenia washington related coat of arms washington family residences abingdon arlington house beall air blakeley cedar lawn claymont court fairfield ferry farm george washington birthplace national monument happy retreat harewood kenmore mary washington house mount vernon richwood hall ridgedale rising sun tavern river farm sulgrave washington old hall v t e u.s. national register of historic places in virginia lists by county accomack albemarle alleghany amelia amherst appomattox arlington augusta bath bedford bland botetourt brunswick buchanan buckingham campbell caroline carroll charles city charlotte chesterfield clarke craig culpeper cumberland dickenson dinwiddie essex fairfax county fauquier floyd fluvanna franklin county frederick giles gloucester goochland grayson greene greensville halifax hanover henrico henry highland isle of wight james city king and queen king george king william lancaster lee loudoun louisa lunenburg madison mathews mecklenburg middlesex montgomery nelson new kent northampton northumberland nottoway orange page patrick pittsylvania powhatan prince edward prince george prince william pulaski rappahannock richmond county roanoke county rockbridge rockingham russell scott shenandoah smyth southampton spotsylvania stafford surry sussex tazewell warren washington westmoreland wise wythe york lists by city alexandria bristol buena vista charlottesville chesapeake colonial heights covington danville emporia fairfax falls church franklin fredericksburg galax hampton harrisonburg hopewell lexington lynchburg manassas manassas park martinsville newport news norfolk norton petersburg poquoson portsmouth radford richmond roanoke salem staunton suffolk virginia beach waynesboro williamsburg winchester other lists bridges national historic landmarks keeper of the register history of the national register of historic places property types historic district contributing property v t e national register of historic places in fredericksburg virginia historic districts fredericksburg historic district washington avenue historic district other properties braehead brompton carl s the chimneys elmhurst fall hill farmers bank of fredericksburg federal hill fredericksburg and spotsylvania county battlefields memorial national military park fredericksburg gun manufactory site fredericksburg town hall and market square idlewild mansion kenmore the lewis store matthew fontaine maury school monroe law office presbyterian church of fredericksburg rising sun tavern rowe house sentry box walker grant school mary washington house see also national register of historic places listings in fredericksburg virginia and list of national historic landmarks in virginia retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kenmore fredericksburg virginia & oldid 731364417 categories historic american buildings survey in virginiageorgian architecture in virginiahistoric house museums in virginiahouses completed in 1776houses in fredericksburg virginiahouses on the national register of historic places in virginialewis familymuseums in fredericksburg virginianational historic landmarks in virginiaplantation houses in virginiawashington family residencesnational register of historic places in fredericksburg virginiaindividually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the national register in virginiahistoric district contributing properties in virginiahidden categories coordinates on 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