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Gari Melchers Home and Studio
Gari Melchers Home and Studio Review
The last owner of this 1790s Georgian-style house was American artist Gari Melchers, who chaired the Smithsonian Commission to establish the National Gallery of Art in Washington. His wife, Corinne, deeded the 27-acre estate and its collections to Virginia. The home is now a public museum and a Virginia National Historic Landmark administered by the University of Mary Washington. You can take a one-hour tour of the spacious house, which is furnished with a rich collection of the owners' antiques. Galleries in the stone studio, built by the Melchers in 1924, house the largest repository of the artist's work. An orientation movie is shown in the reception area, which was once the carriage house.
- Address: 224 Washington St., Fredericksburg, VA, 22405 | Map It
- Phone: 540/654-1015
- Cost: $10
- Hours: Sun.--Mon. and Thurs.--Sat. 10--5.
- Website: www.garimelchers.org
- Location: Fredericksburg
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