Historic Kenmore was built by George Washington’s sister, Betty Washington Lewis, and her husband, Fielding Lewis. This beautiful, Georgian-style, brick mansion reflects the pre-Revolutionary-War wealth and status of the Fredericksburg merchant.
While not serving food or drink since 1827, the Rising Sun Tavern Museum in Fredericksburg VA provides a lively interpretation of colonial tavern life and was once the home of George Washington’s youngest brother, Charles.
The Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, a museum of medicine, pharmacy, and military and political affairs. Leeches, lancets, snakeroot, and crab claws made up just some of the remedies
The Mary Washington House is a three-room cottage that George Washington bought for his mother, Mary, in 1772. She lived there for 17 years until she died of breast cancer in 1789.