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 Old Stone Warehouse Sophia St. at William Fredericksburg A waterfront lot which was a site for housing all merchandise leaving this area or being brought into this area during the mid 1800's.  It has a primitive appearance with heavy stone walls and barred windows. During the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862, the union artillery struck the building at least 5 times.  After the battle the warehouse became a morgue. More >>

John Paul 'Jones' House Fredericksburg The small green frame house on the corner of Lafayette Blvd. and Caroline St. is the only house in America that Naval hero John Paul Jones (1747-92) called home. The house was owned by his older brother William Paul, who used it for his tailoring business. John Paul later joined the Continental Navy and became a National hero. He died in Paris at the age of 45 and was buried there in St.Louis Cemetery for Protestants. In 1813 his body was removed to the Naval Academy Chapel at Annapolis.

Princess Anne Hotel Princess Anne St. Fredericksburg Originally a very prestigious red brick hotel, today the Princess Anne Hotel is an office building. In the early 1900's when C.A Abbey was the Manager and President of the luxurious hotel, it was said to be the most spotless hotel in the area. The hotel once offered 100 deluxe rooms to visitors.

Stoner Store Museum 1200 Prince Edward St. Fredericksburg At one time a sing over the door read "Stoner's Store General Merchandise". The building was originally part of the old Fredericksburg College in the 1700's. In more Modern times, Mr. D. Letcher Stoner planned a museum to show a typical nineteenth century village general store. The museum contained merchandise which today is obsolete. Today the building is a private residence. Large concrete fixtures can still be seen outside the front of the building.

Wallace Library Princess Anne and George Sts. Fredericksburg The Old Wallace Library first opened in 1911. The library, named after Army Captain C. Wistar Wallace who died 1907 and bequest to establish a public library, once housed 17,000 books. Today the building is part of the Fredericksburg School  Board.The building is believed to be haunted.

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