Memorial Area

Fire ring and colonial kitchen and memorial house Museum
Colonial Revival Kitchen, gazebo, and Memorial House Museum

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Area Highlights

2 story, brick Memorial House Museum

The Memorial House Museum

Learn about the decade-long effort to build a Memorial House honoring George Washington at his birthplace.

an excavated building foundation deep in the ground.

Building X

Discover one of the park's greatest mysteries.

A dove cote sits in the middle of a large garden.

Colonial Revival Garden

Planned and created during the Colonial Revival period in 1930, the garden today is maintained by the Northern Neck Master Gardeners.

A white barn with a white gravel path leading to the entrance.

Farm Workshop

Discover the Farm Workshop located in the Memorial Area, featuring tools that were used for colonial trades.

A white colonial style house next to a pavilion with a brick path.

Colonial Revival Kitchen

Learn about colonial era cooking, tools that would have been used, and how they would have prepared meals.

Exterior image of the shop with one door and two windows and a wreath between the two

Spinning and Weaving Shop

The Spinning and Weaving Shop is used to demonstrate eighteenth century crafts.

Last updated: May 29, 2025

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Mailing Address:

1732 Popes Creek Road
Colonial Beach, VA 22443

Phone:

804 224-1732 x227

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