Kenmore Plantation & Gardens

Kenmore Plantation & Gardens is located at 1201 Washington Ave, Fredericksburg, VA. This business specializes in Tourist Attractions.

Named Kenmore by a later owner, this house was built in 1775 on a 1,300-acre plantation owned by Colonel Fielding Lewis, a patriot, merchant, and brother-in-law of George Washington. Lewis sacrificed his fortune to operate a gun factory and otherwise supply General Washington's forces during the Revolutionary War. As a result, his debts forced his widow to sell the home following his death. The...

This stately Georgian mansion was built in the 1770s for George Washington's only sister, Betty Washington, and her husband, Fielding Lewis, one of Fredericksburg's wealthiest men and a financier of the American Revolution -- so much so that he had to sell Kenmore to liquidate his debts. He died a few weeks after the victory at Yorktown. Today, the house sits on three of the original...

Historic Kenmore Plantation and Gardens are a popular attraction for both locals and tourists. Built in 1929 by The Garden Club of Virginia, the gardens feature varieties of plants, flowers, shrubs and more. In 1992, the Wilderness Walk was created that includes many Native American plants. The plantation was built by the sister and brother-in-law of former American President, George Washington...

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