Kenmore, one of the finest 18th century houses in the Fredericksburg area. The house was built for George Washington's sister, by her loving husband fielding Lewis. The land was purchased two years after Betty and fielding became married. Lewis had the land surveyed by her brother George, and then fielding inherited adjoining land from his father.

Since Kenmore was a plantation. There were fields of tobacco, wheat, cotton and even a ship yard, Since Kenmore was a plantation. The owner fielding Lewis was a predominant citizen of Spotsylvania County.

The only building that remains is the main house. Although there were a kitchen, a dairy, a laundry, a meat house, store houses, farm buildings, and slave quarters. There were the Lewis's and their four children and also eighty slaves and 60 indentured servants.

Once Betty Lewis Washington died, the plantation was sold and purchased by the Gordon family. Who named the subtle plantation "Kenmore" after there Scottish ancestral......

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