Frederick County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. It was built in 1840, and is a two-story, rectangular, brick building on a stone foundation and partial basement in the Greek Revival style. It measures 50 feet by 90 feet, and features a pedimented Doric order portico and a gabled roof surmounted by a cupola. Also on the property is a contributing Confederate monument, dedicated in 1916, consisting of a bronze statue of a soldier on a stone base.[1]
The building currently houses the Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[3] It is located in the Winchester Historic District.
References[]
- ↑ Helen Lee Fletcher (December 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Frederick County Courthouse". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Frederick/034-5062_Frederick_County_Courthouse_2001_Final_Nomination.pdf. and Accompanying photo Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum" (in en). http://civilwarmuseum.org/.
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External links[]
- Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum, official page Archived 2013-07-08 at the Wayback Machine.
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Interior of the courthouse
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The original article can be found at Frederick County Courthouse and the edit history here.