National Register of Historic Places - Virginia (VA), Fredericksburg County

Fredericksburg County Virginia has 24 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 6 places of National significance and 8 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fredericksburg Gun Manufactory Site, Fredericksburg Historic District, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park, Kenmore and Monroe Law Office.

Several famous people are associated with these Fredericksburg County historic places including General T.J. Jackson, James Monroe, Mary Washington and Gen. George Weedon.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Fredericksburg County places including Robert & George Ellis, Philip Nathaniel Stern, Virginia Dept. of Education, James Tongue, Ashton Skinner and George Mullen. Prominent architectural styles found in Fredericksburg Country are Georgian, Federal and Colonial Revival.

Braehead (added 2000 - - #00000484)

Also known as VDHR File No. 111-0306, Howison House

123 Lee Dr. , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

Justinandsarah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mullen, George

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Storage

More Information:

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Brompton (added 1979 - - #79003279)

Hanover St. and Sunken Rd. , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Carl's (added 2005 - - #05000642)

Also known as VDHR # 111-5007, Carl's Custard Stand

2200 Princess Anne St. , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

Bsteckler, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Skinner, Ashton

Architectural Style:

Moderne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

More Information:

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Chimneys, The (added 1975 - - #75002109)

623 Caroline St. , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

Wikipelli, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Professional

More Information:

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Elmhurst (added 2008 - - #08000242)

Also known as 111-5267

2010 Fall Hill Ave. , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

Justinandsarah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Farmers Bank of Fredericksburg (added 1983 - - #83003283)

Also known as The National Bank of Fredericksburg

900 Princess Anne St. , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

Justinandsarah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ellis,Robert & George

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Financial Institution

More Information:

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Federal Hill (added 1975 - - #75002110)

S side of Hanover St. between Jackson and Prince Edward Sts. , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

Justinandsarah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Fredericksburg Gun Manufactory Site (added 1978 - - #78003184)

Address Restricted , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

Justinandsarah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

American

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Fredericksburg Historic District (added 1971 - - #71001053)

Also known as Fredericksburg Preservation District;See Also:Brompton;Chimn

Roughly bounded by Rappahannock River, Hazel Run, Prince Edward and Canal Sts. , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Fredericksburg Town Hall and Market Square (added 1994 - - #94000683)

Also known as Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center;VDHR No. 111-

907 Princess Anne St. , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

Justinandsarah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Social

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Department Store, Meeting Hall, Plaza

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Parking Lot

More Information:

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Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park (added 1966 - - #66000046)

Fredericksburg and W and SW areas in Spotsylvania County , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Historic Person:

Jackson,General T.J.

Significant Year:

1864, 1862

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site, Extractive Facility, Hotel, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Park

More Information:

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Idlewild (added 2009 - - #09000415)

Also known as Downman House

1501 Gateway Blvd. , Fredericksburg

KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Kenmore (added 1969 - - #69000325)

Also known as Millbrook

1201 Washington Ave. , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Lewis Store, The (added 2013 - - #12001135)

1200 Caroline St., Fredericksburg (Independent City)

KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799

More Information:

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Matthew Fontaine Maury School (added 2007 - - #07000133)

Also known as Maury Elementary School, Frederick High School;James Monroe High School

900 Barton School , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

Wikipelli, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stern, Philip Nathaniel

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

School, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Sport Facility

More Information:

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Monroe Law Office (added 1966 - - #66000917)

Also known as James Monroe Law Office

908 Charles St. , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

Conny, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Monroe,James

Significant Year:

1789, 1786

Area of Significance:

Law, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Professional

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Presbyterian Church of Fredericksburg (added 1984 - - #84003534)

SW of Princess Anne and George Sts. , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

Justinandsarah, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Early Republic, Other

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Rising Sun Tavern (added 1966 - - #66000919)

1306 Caroline St. , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

Herrick~commonswiki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Communications

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Restaurant

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Rowe House (added 2008 - - #08001052)

801 Hanover St. , Fredericksburg

GeorgeBarnick, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Sentry Box (added 1992 - - #90002135)

Also known as See Also:Fredericksburg Historic District

133 Caroline St. , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Georgian

Historic Person:

Weedon,Gen. George

Significant Year:

1786

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site) (added 2015 - - #15000907)

Fredericksburg (Independent City), Fredericksburg (Independent City)

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Black, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1974 AD

Walker--Grant School (added 1998 - - #98001311)

Also known as Fredericksburg Colored School;111-145

Gunnery Rd., bet. Dunmore and Ferdinand Sts. , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

Wikipelli, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black, Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

More Information:

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Washington Avenue Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000518)

Also known as VDHR ID No. 111-5262

1200-1500 blks of Washington Ave., and 620 Lewis St. , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

Justinandsarah, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stern, Philip Nathaniel, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Art, Military, Social History, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private, Federal, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Graves/Burials, Monument/Marker, Plaza, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Graves/Burials, Monument/Marker, Museum, Plaza, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Washington, Mary, House (added 1975 - - #75002111)

1200 Charles St. , Fredericksburg (Independent City)

BaomoVW, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Washington,Mary

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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