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Memorial House, Washington Birthplace, Wakefield, VA, circa 1950

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Monuments & MemorialsResidences
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1950 (Chrome)
Front of Memorial House, Washington Birthplace, Wakefield, VA, circa 1950, Colonial Beach, VA, USA, c. 1950 chrome postcard
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Back of Memorial House, Washington Birthplace, Wakefield, VA, circa 1950, Colonial Beach, VA, USA, c. 1950 chrome postcard
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The brick Memorial House at Wakefield, in Westmoreland County, Virginia, stands under a large bare tree, with dormer windows, twin chimneys, and a small lattice-sided outbuilding nearby. The site is George Washington's birthplace; he was born here in 1732. The original plantation house burned in the late 18th century, and the colonial-style Memorial House shown was built in the early 1930s by the Wakefield National Memorial Association. The birthplace became a national monument in 1930, and the site lies near Colonial Beach.

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PublisherHaynes Distributing Co.
Wakefield, Va. - Birthplace of Washington --- WAKEFIELD, BIRTHPLACE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732) This historic mansion near Colonial Beach, Va. was made a National Monument in 1930. Color Photo by Herbert Lanks
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PublisherHaynes Distributing Co.
Series4407B
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedColonial Beach, VA
Place mentionedDexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, NY
PublisherHaynes Distributing Co., Roanoke, VA
NotesChrome-era color photo with a thin white border; slight edge wear. Unused card — no postmark, no handwriting, no address. Divided-back chrome-era postcard ("Genuine Natural Color Made By Dexter Press"), circa 1950s; caption notes the mansion became a National Monument in 1930. Clean, slight edge wear only.

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Memorial House, Washington Birthplace, Wakefield, VA, circa 1950, postcard, c. 1950. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/memorial-house-washington-birthplace-wakefield-va-circa-1950. Accessed November 2, 2026.