On the corner
of Caroline and Lewis streets, sits a small red brick building built
in 1749. This building was originally the Fielding Lewis Store. Besides
being one of the oldest buildings in America and the oldest in Fredericksburg
the Fielding Lewis store can also claim the George Washington shopped here.
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Fredericksburg
Center for the Creative Arts (Silversmith House) 813 Sophia St.
Fredericksburg
Located on the banks
of the Rappahannock River, at the foot of George St. It was built in 1785,
by a John Brownlow and occupied from 1792-1808 by a prominent silversmith,
James Brown. The foundation was made of massive sandstone blocks
that probably has helped it survive the elements. It is now used by the
Fredericksburg Center of Creative Arts after being saved from demolition.
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Fredericksburg
Court House 815 Princess Anne St.
Fredericksburg
A Victorian
Gothic Revival style building designed, (built in 1852), by the architect
of St. Patrick's Cathedral, in New York and of the original Smithsonian Institute building. Not only is this building the current Court House, but
inside, visitors will find Mary Ball Washington's (George Washington's
Mother) will and appointment of her husband, Augustine trustee of Fredericksburg
on display. More
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Fredericksburg
Area Museum and Cultural Center 907 Princess Anne St.
Fredericksburg
The Fredericksburg Area
Museum and Cultural Center is located in the old 1816 Town Hall / Market
House. The upper levels of the building housed the City Hall and the lowest
level housed the old open air market house. Today you can still see the
large metal hooks on the side of the lowest level where meat was once hung
and placed for sale. Inside exhibits relating to the history of the Fredericksburg
area from 1728 to present. More
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Fredericksburg Train
Station In Fredericksburg
Historic train station
that ran trains for both the North and South during the Civil War. The
rail line suffered much damage but was important for both Union and Confederate
strategies. Today the train station is used by the Virginia Railway Express
(VRE) and Amtrak. The trains run from Fredericksburg to Washington D.C.
and beyond. More
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