Snow at George Washington’s Ferry Farm & Historic Kenmore

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Historic Kenmore and George Washington’s Ferry Farm experienced a snowstorm on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.  Our staff took these photos of the snowfall from around the Lewis and Washington homes.

View of the front of the reproduction Washington house.
View of the front of the reproduction Washington house.
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The house's period-correct 18th century paint is called "Spanish brown."
The house’s period-correct 18th century paint is called “Spanish brown.”
Actually built after the Civil War, the "Surveyor's Shed", incorrectly thought to be Washington's surveying office, stands next to the reproduction Washington house.
Actually built after the Civil War, the “Surveyor’s Shed”, incorrectly thought to be Washington’s surveying office, stands next to the reproduction Washington house.
The Washington house sits on the building's original location atop a bluff looking west toward the Rappahannock River.
The Washington house sits on the building’s original location atop a bluff looking west toward the Rappahannock River.
The old Ferry Road that led from Kings Highway down to the ferry crossing at the river.
The old Ferry Road that led from Kings Highway down to the ferry crossing at the river.
Snow sculpture
Snow sculpture
The work yards behind the Washington house.
The work yards behind the Washington house.
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The west front of Kenmore.
The west front of Kenmore.
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The reproduction kitchen building at Kenmore.
The reproduction kitchen building at Kenmore.
Kenmore's gardens.
Kenmore’s gardens.
Bricks under the snow.
Bricks under the snow.
The east front of Kenmore.
The east front of Kenmore.
Snow pile on a portico column.
Snow pile on a portico column.
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We also setup a timelapse camera at the Ferry Farm Visitors Center to capture the snowfall over the course of the storm. Closely watch the pine trees in the video below and you can see their branches droop down as the heavy wet snow weighs them down and then raise back up as the snow started to melt late in the day.