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The Mary Washington House, at 1200 Charles Street in Fredericksburg, Virginia, is the house in which George Washington's mother, Mary Ball Washington, resided towards the end of her life.
- June 05, 1975
- 111-0110
- 1 acre (0.40 ha)
- 1200 Charles St., Fredericksburg, Virginia
Mary Ball Washington House, 1200 Charles Street, Fredericksburg, by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1927. The house was originally built in 1761 and has later additions.
- Kenmore Plantation and Gardens
- Bushrod Washington (grandson)
- August 25, 1789 (aged 80), Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
In 1772, Colonel George Washington moved his mother, Mary Ball Washington, from her plantation home at Ferry Farm in Stafford County to a house he purchased at Lewis and Charles streets in Fredericksburg, in a bit of eighteenth-century "downsizing."
Mary Washington House. 199 reviews. #10 of 115 things to do in Fredericksburg. Historic SitesHistory Museums. Closed now. 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Write a review. About. In 1772, George Washington purchased a house in Fredericksburg, Virginia for his mother, Mary Ball Washington. She spent her last seventeen years in this comfortable home.
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In 1772, George Washington purchased this home for his mother, Mary Ball Washington. It was in this white frame house, within walking distance of her daughter's house at Kenmore, that Mary spent the last 17 years of her life before dying of breast cancer.
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Aug 14, 2018 · Fredericksburg's Mary Ball Washington was an intrepid 18th-century woman who raised five children alone. The oldest became the first President of the United States. Mary Washington's name and heritage are alive and well in the Fredericksburg area and beyond.
May 7, 2020 · For Mother’s Day, Association President Stewart McLaurin interviews Craig Shirley, author of Mary Ball Washington: The Untold Story of Washington’s Mother, about how our first president’s life and personality was shaped by the unique character of his mother.
