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39°11′2″N 78°9′52″W / 39.18389°N 78.16444°W / 39.18389; -78.16444
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Frederick County Courthouse
Old Courthouse and Confederate monument, 2016
Frederick County Courthouse is located in Virginia
Frederick County Courthouse
Frederick County Courthouse is located in the United States
Frederick County Courthouse
Interactive map showing the location of Frederick County Courthouse
Location20 N. Loudoun St., Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates 39°11′2″N 78°9′52″W / 39.18389°N 78.16444°W / 39.18389; -78.16444
Arealess than one acre
Built1840 (1840)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference  No. 01000690 [1]
VLR  No.034-5062
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 2001
Designated VLRMarch 14, 2001 [2]

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. [3]

The building currently houses the Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum. [4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1] It is located in the Winchester Historic District.

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Helen Lee Fletcher (December 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Frederick County Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2013-07-06. and Accompanying photo Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum". Retrieved 2020-06-01.

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Interior of the courthouse
Museum displays on the second floor