Mary Washington Home - Fredericksburg

The Mary Washington Home is located on Charles Street in Fredericksburg, Virginia.  The house was purchased by George Washington in 1772 for his mother, Mary Ball Washington.  She would live in the home until her death on August 26, 1789.  The Washington family had a long association with the Fredericksburg area, with homes in Pope's Creek and Ferry Farm.  For her retirement years, Washington found a home for his mother close to her daughter, Betty and son, Charles, who both had homes in the area.  Through the years many famous guests walked through Mary Washington's doors, including Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette.  George Washington, on his way to New York for his presidential inauguration stopped here to see his ailing mother one last time, to secure her approval of his accepting the presidency.  In 1889 Preservation Virginia purchased the property and saved it from destruction - it was scheduled to be dismantled and shown at the Chicago World's Fair.  Since that time the home has served as a museum.  The Mary Washington Home was added to the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1975.

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