by gwffoundation | Apr 20, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
In this video, we learn about the roof of the Washington house reconstruction from Project Manager John Jeanes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9m6H2q-2Nk?ecver=1 Check out a timelapse video of the roof being built here. Learn more about the Washington House here and...
by gwffoundation | Apr 10, 2017 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Natural History
Spring flowers are blooming at George Washington’s Ferry...
by gwffoundation | Apr 7, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
The roof of the rebuilt Washington house at Ferry Farm was recently completed. The work was done by tradesmen using a mix of 18th century building methods and 21st century equipment. The roofing was done by Peter Post Restorations....
by gwffoundation | Feb 17, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Over the past several weeks, following the timber framing and while the shingling of the roof was taking place, The George Washington Foundation’s carpenters Steve Chronister, Tom Rainey, and Josh Schwenk installed the Washington house windows and the beaded...
by gwffoundation | Feb 13, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
The timber framing of the Washington house is complete. In this video, we get a close-up view of the construction of the house’s timber frame. For a timelapse view of the timber framing, watch this video. To see how the beams in the frame were fashioned, watch...
