by Christopher Muldrow | Nov 29, 2021
Historic Kenmore is a beautiful, Georgian-style brick mansion built by George Washington’s sister, Betty Washington Lewis, and her husband, Fredericksburg merchant Fielding Lewis, reflecting their pre-Revolutionary War wealth and gentry status. A guided tour focuses...
by Christopher Muldrow | Nov 29, 2021
Step inside St. George’s Episcopal Church and discover the beauty of a 19th century example of Romanesque Revival Architecture with an ancient basilica layout. During the 20th century, its plain white windows were replaced with the magnificent stained glass you...
by Christopher Muldrow | Nov 29, 2021
John Lewis originally built the Fielding Lewis Store in 1749 as a general store to be run by his son, Fielding Lewis. Since then, the building at the corner of Lewis and Caroline Streets has served as a business, a residence, and been witness to generations of...
by Christopher Muldrow | Nov 29, 2021
Built by Charles Washington, George Washington’s younger brother, around 1760 to be his home, this frame building became a tavern in 1792 in the bustling city of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Purchased by the Wallace family, it opened as a tavern for 35 years as a...
by Christopher Muldrow | Nov 29, 2021
The St. James’ House was built around 1768 and is one of the few eighteenth-century frame houses still standing in Fredericksburg. The house was originally home to James Mercer, an attorney, a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, first judge of the General...
