Winchester Historic District (Winchester, Virginia) Explained

Winchester Historic District
Nrhp Type:	hd
Nocat:	yes
Designated Other1:	Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:	April 17, 1979, December 4, 2002, June 19, 2008^[1]
Designated Other1 Number:	138-0042
Designated Other1 Num Position:	bottom
Location:	U.S. 522, U.S. 11 and U.S. 50/17; 120 and 126 N. Kend St.; 300-400 blocks of N. Cameron St., 12 Clark St., 110 E. Fairfax La. and 145 N. Baker St., Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates:	39.1839°N -78.1667°W
Built:	c.
Architect:	Multiple
Architecture:	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Italianate, Early Commercial
Added:	March 4, 1980
Increase:	February 20, 2003
Increase2:	September 12, 2008
Increase3:	January 5, 2016
Refnum:	80004318
Increase Refnum:	03000054
Increase2 Refnum:	08000874
Increase3 Refnum:	15000963

The Winchester Historic District is a national historic district located at Winchester, Virginia. The district encompasses 1,116 contributing buildings in Winchester. The buildings represent a variety of popular architectural styles including Late Victorian and Italianate. They include residential, commercial, governmental, industrial, and institutional buildings dating from the 18th to mid-20th centuries. Notable buildings include the A.M.E Church (1878), Masonic Lodge and Gray and Eddy Building, First Presbyterian Church (1841, 1883), Farmers and Merchants Bank (1902), Frederick County Courthouse (1840), Grace Lutheran Church (1841, 1875), Friendship Fire Hall (1892), John Kerr School (1883, 1908), City Hall (1900), Lewis Jones Knitting Mill (1895), Tidball Residence (c. 1835), William F. Hottle Residence (c. 1880), McGuire Residence (c. 1820), and Robert Long House (c. 1930). Located in the district are the separately listed Thomas J. Jackson Headquarters, Fair Mount, Handley Library, Adam Kurtz House, and Daniel Morgan House.^{[2] [3] [4]}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, with boundary increases in 2003, 2008, and 2016.

External links

• Amherst Street, Alexander Tidball House, 138 Amherst Street, Winchester, Winchester, VA

6 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey

• Amherst Street, William F. Hottle House, 132 Amherst Street, Winchester, Winchester, VA

3 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey

• Amherst Street, Dr. William P. McGuire House & Office, 120 & 124 Amherst Street, Winchester, Winchester, VA

8 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey

• Amherst Street, Edward McGuire House, 103 North Braddock Street, Winchester, Winchester, VA

6 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey

• Amherst Street, Robert Long House, 101 North Washington Street, Winchester, Winchester, VA

7 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey

• Amherst Street, Winchester, Winchester, VA

6 measured drawings at Historic American Buildings Survey

• Lawyer's Row, 30, 32, 34 & 36 Rouss Avenue, Winchester, Winchester, VA

5 measured drawings and 2 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey

Notes and References

1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Winchester Historic District . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. April 1979. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying three photos and Accompanying map
3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Winchester Historic District (Boundary Increase). Maral S. Kalbian. August 2002 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
4. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Winchester Historic District (Boundary Increase). Maral S. Kalbian and Margaret T. Peters. March 2008. Virginia Department of Historic Resources.