Buildings Category

Pictured here is the old Fredericksburg National Bank--now the restaurant Foode
March 31, 2018
by Lakelyn Wiley

“Hostages”

Inscription: In the summer of 1862, Confederate authorities imprisoned four Union men from Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County. The arrested Unionists…

Pictured here is the Kenmore viewed from the gate
April 1, 2018
by Milen Mehari

Kenmore

Inscription:  Four blocks west stands Kenmore, built in 1775 by Col. Fielding Lewis for his wife, Betty, sister of George…

Picture of the side of the Lewis Store
April 23, 2018
by Jay Gaddie

The Lewis Store

Inscription:  Councilor John Lewis (1694-1754) of Warner Hall in Gloucester County purchased 406 ac. at Fredericksburg’s northern edge in 1742…

Picture of the Sentry Box and street
April 17, 2018
by Jay Gaddie

The Sentry Box

Inscription: “The Sentry Box (ca. 1786) is an elegant specimen of late~Georgian~style architecture. Brig. Gen. George Weedon of the Continental…

Pictured here is Shiloh Church (new Site)
April 16, 2018
by Milen Mehari

Shiloh Baptist Church (New Site)

Inscription:  In 1886, the African Baptist Church, on Sophia Street, sustained serious flood damage. The congregation purchased a new site…

Pictured is the Shiloh Church (Old Site) building
April 16, 2018
by Milen Mehari

Shiloh Baptist Church (Old Site)

  Inscription: Former slaves, as well as free blacks, realized that education was critical to African-American aspirations. Immediately after the…