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
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
This eighteenth-century building was restored to house the Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, a museum of medicine, pharmacy, and military and political affairs. Dr. Mercer served the citizens of Fredericksburg with medicines and treatments of the eighteenth century....
by Christopher Muldrow | Nov 29, 2021
In 1772, George Washington purchased a house from Michael Robinson in Fredericksburg, Virginia for his mother. Mary Ball Washington spent her last seventeen years in this comfortable home. The white frame house sits on the corner of Charles and Lewis Streets and is in...
by Christopher Muldrow | Nov 24, 2021
Wren & Sparrow is a locally owned and operated small business that focuses on birding and nature. They use education, hands-on discovery, and a wide variety of quality bird seed, houses, and supplies designed to make your hobby both fun and fulfilling.
