Virginia - 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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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)
Flickr upload bot, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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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