Historic Buildings in the Fredericksburg Area (Cont...)

Belmont  |  Brompton  |  Chatham  |  The Chimneys  |  Ellwood  |  Fielding Lewis' Store Silversmith House  |  Court House   |  Fredericksburg Area Museum  |  Fredericksburg Train Station Fredericksburg Visitors Center  |  Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop  |  Masonic Museum No. 4 Herndon Estate  |  James Monroe Museum  |  Kenmore  |  Mary Washington House National Bank of Fredericksburg  |  Rising Sun Tavern  |  Sentry Box  |  Shelton Cottage Old Stone Warehouse  |  John Paul 'Jones' House  |  Princess Anne Hotel  |  Stoner Store Museum Wallace Library Fredericksburg Visitors Center 702 Caroline St. Fredericksburg The Fredericksburg Visitors Center (built in 1817, by Anthony Kale, a confectioner. The downstairs was used as a candy shop and his residence upstairs.  During the Civil War Union soldiers used it as a holding area for prisoners), is far removed from the hussle and bussle of the I-95 and Route 3.  Located in Historic Old Town, the Visitors Center has a complete tourist service covering all area historical attractions and others across the state. More >>

Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop 1020 Caroline St. at Amelia Fredericksburg Items displayed in this 18th and 19th century "drugstore" are silver plated pills and hand blown glass jars painted from the inside. Operated as a medical apothecary shop, with medicine and treatments of the 18th century. The building was recently dated by scientific means between 1771 and 1772. More >>

George Washington Masonic Museum No. 4, AF&AM 803 Princess Anne St. Fredericksburg  The George Washington Masonic Lodge Museum is home to many Masonic artifacts, to include a bible of George Washington, a lock of George Washington's hair, an original portrait of George Washington painted by Gilbert Stuart and the interior doorway from the original lodge. The lodge was built in 1814-15 and the front was extended 20 feet to its current location.  More >>

Herndon Estate 2800 Princess Anne St. Fredericksburg Built in 1820, and moved to its current location in 1956, where it served as home to the Historic Fredericksburg Information Center. This building was originally part of the old Herndon Estate (now the National Bank of Fredericksburg. Currently the building is home to Nationwide Insurance. More >>

James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library 908 Charles St. Fredericksburg James Monroe first practiced law in Fredericksburg and many of his things are preserved here. The museum, situated on property that Monroe owned 1786-92, is filled with personnel memorabilia and furnishings of the Monroe family, of which many pieces were bought in Paris, France while he served as an emissary. More >>

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