Kenmore (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
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.
Kenmore | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
Kenmore Plantation, 2010 | |
| Location | 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°18′15″N 77°27′58″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.4 ha) |
| Built | 1770s |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Part of | Washington Avenue Historic District (ID02000518) |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000325 |
| VLR No. | 111-0047 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 4, 1969 |
| Designated NHL | April 15, 1970 |
| Designated CP | May 16, 2002 |
| Designated VLR | November 5, 1968 |
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.
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.
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