No original buildings are left to see, having been torn down and burned for fuel during the Civil War.

Called Ferry Farm, due to the ferry road and dock on the Rappahannock River that ran through the property, the Washington plantation consisted of 2 farms: the Home House Farm where they lived and a quarter, (outlying farm) located to the east. The main crops they raised were corn, wheat, and tobacco. The complex included the Washington house, a kitchen dependency, dairy, storehouses, barns, and slave quarters. George spent his of his boyhood here before moving to Mount Vernon. When his father, Augustine, died here he left the entire farm to George and he continued to visit it throughout his life.
It's a beautiful farm and now in the hands of a non-profit. Lots of excavations have been going on in hopes of finding the foundations of the various buildings.

In the distance in the photo is a small modern building next to a major excavation of what is believed to be the main Washington House. On the day we visited they were finishing up work on the cellar and finding many artifacts.