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Old Town Winchester History & Architecture 8 32 W. Cork St. George Washington’s Office Museum (c. 1748) 17 18 WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA In 1748, sixteen year PICCADILLY old George Washington 16 19 30 275 Years of 20 arrived in Winchester 21 P as a surveyor. In 1753, 22 he became an officer 13 15 23 HISTORY & in the Virginia militia. AMHERST P Based on local tradition, 14 24 25 27 from 1755-1756 this 26 ROUSS vernacular log and 1 28 stone cabin served as Col. Washington’s headquarters 11 29 Architecture during the French and Indian War. The building is BOSCAWEN operated as a museum by the Winchester-Frederick 12 10 9 2 Old Town P County Historical Society. The statue of young George Welcome Washington as a surveyor was erected in 2004. Center 3 ON At the corner of Cork and Braddock St. turn right and T 4 proceed northward. WOLFE Winchester continued to grow and prosper during the ON 5 R 19th century. Frederick County was one of Virginia’s ASHING W largest wheat producing counties and Winchester was a 6 AME bustling trade and commerce center. Although Federal- 8 C style buildings remained popular, other styles emerged CORK To Visitors Center such as Greek Revival (1840 to 1860) and the Victorian 7 N era style (1837 to 1901), including Gothic Revival, = PARKING Italianate, Second Empire, and Queen Anne. These new P styles were used for both public and private buildings and HISTORIC ADDOCK R = MARKER OUDOUN S L for “updating” existing buildings. B Proceed to intersection of Braddock and Boscawen Streets. This walking tour brochure was originally proposed by Preservation of Historic Winchester, Inc. 3 S. Braddock St. Rouss Fire Hall (1896) 9 This version was produced by: This prominent landmark was built with funds from one of Winchester’s benefactors, Charles B. Rouss, a successful local merchant who later relocated to NYC, where his national chain of general merchandise stores made VisitOTW.com VisitWinchesterVA.com him a multi-millionaire in the late 33 E. Boscawen St, 1400 S. Pleasant Valley Rd, 1800s. The building is a fine example Winchester Winchester of the Romanesque Revival style (1880 to 1900). The distinctive Special thanks to Sandra Bosley, Preservation of Historic weathervane on top of the turret is Winchester and Tim Youmans, City of Winchester for a facsimile of the original. their contributions to this brochure. Photos courtesy of Preservation of Historic Winchester and Turn left and proceed westward on Boscawen St. Winchester-Frederick County Convention and Visitors Bureau Self-Guided WALKING TOUR WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS 2 2-4 S. Loudoun St. The Holliday House (c. 1797) 5 116 S. Loudoun St. First Presbyterian WALKING TOUR HIGHLIGHTING Originally this building was a two-story Federal- Church (1841 Remodeled in 1883) style Flemish-bond brick building with “glazed 275 Years of Old Town Winchester’s headers,”- the shiny narrow ends of the brick. The glazed Begun in 1841, the headers are best seen on the Boscawen St. side. Italianate edifice has evolved HISTORY & alterations in the 1860s included a third floor, window into a Gothic Revival hoods, a bracketed cornice and corner entry. It was built style structure with Architecture a 3-story steeple inchester’s first European settlers were German by William Holliday, a successful merchant, and remodeled by his heirs. His grandson, Frederick William Holliday, flanked by two 2-story W and Scots-Irish migrating south from Pennsylvania was elected governor of Virginia. towers topped with in the 1730s. Originally known as Opeckon and then battlement and as Frederick Town, Winchester was founded in 1744 by Cross Boscawen St. and continue southward down the mall to 21 S. Loudoun St. corner capitals. See Colonel James Wood – the first English-speaking town interpretive panel on established west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was re- In the days before the American Revolution, Winchester site for more info. named Winchester in the early 1750s. Winchester was part was the center for commerce and culture west of the Blue of a 5 million-acre tract of land known as the Northern Ridge Mountains. Typical 18th century houses were built Neck, granted by England’s King Charles II to ancestors of of either log or stone. The structures were primarily used Thomas Lord Fairfax in 1647. When Lord Fairfax came to for shelter without much regard for fashion. The American America in 1747, he found his land already being settled. Revolution brought a halt to new construction. Following 6 126 S. Loudoun St. Hill’s Keep the war, a delicately detailed and gracefully proportioned (1810 Moved 2004) He asserted his rights by requiring those who occupied his Federal style emerged and many excellent examples remain domain to pay rent and obtain licenses for their land. in Winchester today. This small restored one-story vernacular BEGIN SEE MAP ON BACK 3 21 S. Loudoun St. James Dowdall Residence limestone building was HERE FOR LOCATIONS (c. 1792) relocated from 8 E. This limestone house Cork to make room for a church fellowship 1 20 N. Loudoun St. Old Frederick is a beautiful example County Courthouse (1840) of Federal style hall and is believed to architecture. Of be where the man- The first courthouse reputedly particular note is the servants of those who constructed on this location was arched tracery stayed at the Red Lion Tavern (tour stop 7) were billeted. built of logs in 1751. At this site on transom over the Proceed south to the end of the Pedestrian mall at Cork St. July 24, 1756, 23-year-old George doorway and stone and without crossing the street, view the corner limestone Washington began his political career. jack arches with building on the opposite side of Cork St. He was elected to public office for the keystones. The original building on this site was Cocke’s very first time and served two terms Tavern where George Washington lodged and took meals. 202-204 S. Loudoun St. Red Lion Tavern The current stone building was built by James G. Dowdall, 7 2 as the Frederick County representative (1783) to the Virginia House of Burgesses. This existing courthouse a prominent merchant and city official. was built for $12k. It is one of the most impressive Greek The Red Lion Tavern Revival-style courthouses in Virginia. It is currently 4 28 S. Loudoun St. Godfrey Miller Home was built by Peter occupied by the Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum. (c. 1785) Lauck, a member This house was built of Daniel Morgan’s Proceed south to the intersection of the Loudoun Street by Daniel Sowers. It riflemen. The north Mall and Boscawen St. was sold in 1850 to section of the building The Great Wagon Road, part of which extended along Godfrey Miller, a was the tavern and what is Loudoun Street today, was the main roadway merchant, and in the south part was the leading through the Shenandoah Valley. The original town 1938 his heirs willed inn. plan devised by Col. James Wood in 1744 had 30 half-acre it to Grace Lutheran Church to be operated lots, 26 for dwellings or shops, and 4 for public use Turn right (west) on Cork St. stopping at the George as a home for elderly ladies. It now serves as a senior center. Washington statue. including the courthouse, church and jail. The public lots The dentil cornice and stone jack arches with keystones were located on the northeast block of this intersection, above the windows exemplify fine details popular with the TOUR CONTINUES which is the oldest in town. In 1752, Lord Fairfax added Federal style. The Greek Revival-style porch with paired ON BACK 36 in-lots and 80 out-lots to the north. Tuscan columns was added by the mid-19th century. 10 125 W. Boscawen St. Josiah Massie Hatter’s 135 N. Braddock St. Logan House (c. 1850) 107 N. Loudoun St. Miller’s Drug Store (c. 1820) Shop (c. 1810) 16 24 Lloyd Logan, a wealthy tobacco merchant, built Godfrey Miller II built this Federal-style building. This restored vernacular building is an excellent example this Greek Revival house. Union General Milroy used this The building was known as the oldest continually operated of Winchester’s early log dwellings. Rather than leave the as his headquarters in 1862. It was headquarters for Union family-run drugstore in America until it closed in 1992. logs exposed, the buildings were covered with wood General Philip Sheridan in 1864. The massive two-story The front portion was added to an 18th-century flounder weatherboard siding. This structure was built by John front porch was added early in the twentieth century along style home. Nephew George Miller, the second owner, Slagle and was used until 1829 as a hatter’s shop. with the large concrete red apple installed by the Elks club expanded the business to an apothecary and dry goods Continue westward stopping in front of the church courtyard. which used the building for many years. store. Original ledger box, medical books, and supplies, dating back to 1806 were buried under a staircase. They 11 140 W. Boscawen St. Christ Episcopal 17 100 W. Piccadilly St. Handley Library were discovered in 1992 and have been preserved. Church (1828) (1908-1913 Rear addition 1979) This church is an early The Handley Library 25 100 N. Loudoun St. Farmers and Merchants example of Gothic was designed by New Bank (1902) Revival architecture. York architects Stuart This Italian Renaissance Its design was Barney and Henry Revival structure was attributed to local Otis Chapman. It is built for the Farmers Scottish builder, John an excellent example & Merchants Bank.
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