Memorial Area

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

NPS / Stephen Girimont

 
 

General Information

 

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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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

1732 Popes Creek Road
Colonial Beach, VA 22443

Phone:

804 224-1732 x227

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