by gwffoundation | Jan 25, 2024 | Ancestors and Descendants, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
One of my favorite historical objects in the collection are photographs. Not particularly for artistic reasons, but as a documentation of a moment, a time, a person, a world that no longer exists. During the Victorian era (1837-1901), there were...
by gwffoundation | Apr 12, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
A few weeks ago at George Washington’s Ferry Farm, painters finished painting the exterior of the Washington house. They used a red color known as “Spanish brown.” The paint is linseed oil-based and actually behaves more like a stain. Modern oil-based paint can, in...
by gwffoundation | Mar 29, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Painters recently finished painting the exterior of the Washington house at Ferry Farm. The house was painted a red color common to the 18th century and known as “Spanish brown.” The paint was linseed oil-based just as it would have been in the 1700s. We’ll...
by gwffoundation | Oct 24, 2016 | Behind the Scenes, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
On rare occasions, Historic Kenmore offers special behind-the-scenes tours that take visitors into portions of the home not usually open to the public during regular tours. Additionally, Meghan Budinger, Aldrich Director of Curatorial Operations, leads the tour and...
by gwffoundation | Oct 10, 2016 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
In this video, learn about William Key Howard, Jr., who lived in Kenmore with his family in the years following the Civil War and repaired damage to the house’s plaster ceilings in the first restoration of Kenmore. You can learn more about William Key Howard,...
