Mary Ball Washington House
1200 Charles Street, Fredericksburg, VA, USA
Virginia, USA
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EST. 1772
EST. 1772
1772
Lewis, Bett Washington
Washington, Samuel
Washington, Charles
Washington, George
Washington, Mary Ball
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Mary Ball Washington House.
The original eighteenth-century frame house survives as a furnished museum in Fredericksburg. Washington Heritage Museums preserves its period rooms, gardens, collections, and architectural fabric, presenting the final home of Mary Ball Washington and the domestic setting occupied by her household and enslaved workers.
About Mary Ball Washington House
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 was in walking distance to Kenmore, home of Mary's daughter Betty Washington Lewis. Tradition has it that, during the Revolution, General Lafayette came by the home seeking a visit with Mrs. Washington and found her working in her garden. The President-to-be came to this home to receive his mother's blessing before attending his inauguration in 1789.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Mary Ball Washington House
Later in his life, on his visits to Fredericksburg, George Washington was a frequent visitor to his mother's home, and, in April, 1789, came to this house to receive a blessing from his mother before his inauguration. A visit to Mrs. Washington in her home became a regular stop for distinguished visitors to Fredericksburg. Among those stopping by to pay their respects were John Marshall, George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, Marquis de Lafayette, and members of the Lee family. She lived in this home until her death later in 1789. The Mary Washington House is located near the college named for her, the University of Mary Washington.
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