by gwffoundation | Feb 6, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
In this video, we see how stonemasons Ray Cannetti, Robert Hall, and Kevin Nieto laid the handmade Aquia sandstone foundation stones around and on top of the Washington house’s concrete cradle foundation, which protects original architectural remains...
by gwffoundation | Sep 19, 2016 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Stonemason Ray Cannetti tells us the story behind the cornerstone of the Washington house interpretive replica being built at George Washington’s Ferry Farm. Learn more about the Washington House here and view other videos, photos, and blog posts about the...
by gwffoundation | Aug 8, 2016 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
In this video, we learn how Stonemasons Ray Cannetti, Kevin Neito, and Robert Hall split and dressed Aquia sandstone into foundation stones for the Washington House interpretive replica at Ferry Farm. Learn about the special concrete cradle the foundation stones will...
by gwffoundation | Jun 29, 2015 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Master Stonemason Ray Cannetti dresses a stone that will be part of the foundation of an interpretive replica of George Washington’s boyhood home being constructed at Ferry Farm in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Watch Part 1: “Splitting the Stone” here....
by gwffoundation | May 22, 2015 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Master Stonemason Ray Cannetti and his crew split large sandstone boulders into smaller pieces that will then be dressed into foundation stones for an interpretive replica of George Washington’s boyhood home soon to be constructed at Ferry Farm. The George...
