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Washington Avenue Historic District (Fredericksburg, Virginia)

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NRHP Reference #
  
02000518

Designated VLR
  
December 5, 2001

Year built
  
1775

VLR #
  
111-5262

Area
  
7 ha

Added to NRHP
  
16 May 2002

Washington Avenue Historic District (Fredericksburg, Virginia)

Location
  
1200-1500 blks of Washington Ave., and 620 Lewis St., Fredericksburg, Virginia

Architect
  
Stern, Philip Nathaniel; et al.

Architectural style
  
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Washington Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Fredericksburg, Virginia. The district includes 36 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site (the Gordon Family Cemetery), and 4 contributing objects in the city of Fredericksburg. It includes substantial, high-style residences that line both the east and the west sides of Washington Avenue reflect the various domestic styles that were popular at the turn of the 20th century. Notable dwellings include the Samuel W. Somerville House (1896-1897), Shepherd House (1910-1911), and Mary Washington Monument Caretaker's Lodge (1896). The four commemorative works are the Mary Washington Monument (1893), General Hugh Mercer Monument (1906) by Edward Virginius Valentine (1838-1930), Jefferson Religious Freedom Monument (1932), and the George Rogers Clark Memorial (1929). Located in the district is the separately listed Kenmore.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

References

Washington Avenue Historic District (Fredericksburg, Virginia) Wikipedia