Kenmore Plantation

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Kenmore
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Kenmore Plantation, July 2006
Location:	Fredericksburg, Virginia
Coordinates:	38°17′42″N 77°27′59″W / 38.295, -77.46639Coordinates: 38°17′42″N 77°27′59″W / 38.295, -77.46639
Built/Founded:	1852
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	Georgian
Added to NRHP:	June 04, 1969
NRHP Reference#:	69000325[1]
Governing body:	Private

Kenmore Plantation was the home of Fielding Lewis in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Fielding was married to Betty Washington Lewis, the sister of George Washington. The house was built in the 1770s on a 1,300 acre plantation. The property was purchased by the Gordon family in 1819. They named it "Kenmore" for the home of their ancestors in Scotland.

The house is owned and operated as a museum by the George Washington's Fredericksburg Foundation, and is open daily for guided tours. The Foundation also owns nearby Ferry Farm.

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[edit] External links

• Historic Kenmore
• Kenmore, 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA: 63 photos, 19 drawings, 3 data pages, Kenmore, Office: 1 photo, and Kenmore, Kitchen: 2 photos, at Historic American Building Survey

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