washington house construction lives & legacies blog washington s boyhood farm history natural environment timber frame pavilion tell your stafford story kenmore events visiting news archaeology collections education kid stuff genealogy volunteers online shopping about the foundation photo policy employment related links site map donate home george washington s ferry farm george washington was 6 years old in 1738 when his family moved to a farm in stafford county virginia . the washingtons called this place the home farm but it later became known as ferry farm because people crossed the rappahannock river on a ferry from the farm to the town of fredericksburg . the washingtons did not own or operate the ferry but used it frequently to get to and from town . the site of the washington house was located in july 2008 . read more about this exciting discovery a visit to ferry farm starts in the visitor center where there are displays of colonial and civil war artifacts found on the property and the archaeology lab where archaeologists can usually be seen working monday through friday . after leaving the visitor center guests can enjoy the gardens that feature plants grown in the 18th century . then it s on to exploring the rest of the grounds approximately 80 acres . on this self guided tour visitors can see the site where the washington house stood overlooking the rappahannock river walk down the old ferry road enjoy the hiking trails and watch for birds in the wild meadow . in 2014 the george washington foundation in partnership with stafford county began a project to collect oral histories on video in celebration of the 350th anniversary of stafford county . learn how you can tell your stafford story or view previously taped interviews . a convenient money saving combination ticket is available for guests who want to visit both ferry farm and kenmore . learn more about hours and admission fees . the ipad tour was excellent . it really improved the experience got us to move about the site in an effective manner and provided some great information . i wish all historic sites had a similar electronic tour guide . visitor yorktown virginia many events take place at ferry farm and kenmore throughout the year . subscribe to enews to stay up to date . now available an updated self guided tour of ferry farm on the ipad . this interactive tour includes videos and photos plus in depth details about ferry farm during the time the washington family lived here . the tour and use of an ipad will be included with your regular paid admission . a brief excerpt is shown below note you can also purchase the app for 3.99 in the itunes app store . visit the following link https itunes.apple.com us app uncovering george washingtons id605815615 mt 8 or on your ipad search in the app store on uncovering george washington s youth . this app runs only on an ipad . requires ios 4.3 or higher . volunteer opportunities are available in a wide variety of positions throughout the foundation . copyright 2015 the george washington foundation all rights reserved