Washington House at Ferry Farm [Photos]

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The Washington house at Ferry Farm is now open for tours! Using information from the probate inventory and archaeological evidence, the interpretive replica of George Washington’s boyhood home is currently being furnished with replica furniture and ceramics. You can read an in-depth post about the house here and below you will find photos that provide a glimpse of the house’s exterior and interior as well as the surrounding landscape.

View of the front of the house that faces Fredericksburg and the Rappahannock River.
View of the front of the house that faces Fredericksburg and the Rappahannock River.
View from the front door.
View from the front door.
The passage.
The passage.
The staircase.
The staircase.
One of the upstairs bedrooms.
One of the upstairs bedrooms.
Surveying equipment rests on a window sill.
Surveying equipment rests on a window sill.
View of Fredericksburg and the river from a window.
View of Fredericksburg and the river from a window.
The corner cupboard in the parlor.
The corner cupboard in the parlor.
The tea table in the hall back room.
The tea table in the hall back room.
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A bed in the hall back room.
A bed in the hall back room.
The hall.
The hall.
Table setting in the hall.
Table setting in the hall.
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The escritoire, a massive cabinet-sized desk, in the hall.
The escritoire, a massive cabinet-sized desk, in the hall.
Inside the escritoire.
Inside the escritoire.
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The north side of the house.
The north side of the house.
Another view across the river into Fredericksburg.
Another view across the river into Fredericksburg.
The 1870s-era "Surveyor's Shed" next the the Washington house replica.
The 1870s-era “Surveyor’s Shed” next the the Washington house replica.
The work yards behind the Washington house.
The work yards behind the Washington house.

Learn more about this comprehensive project here and here.

Please visit www.ferryfarm.org and www.kenmore.org for more information on two National Historic Landmark sites, George Washington’s Ferry Farm and Historic Kenmore.