National Register of Historic Places

Winchester Historic District (Boundary Increase III)

Winchester (Independent City), Winchester County, Virginia

Listed

January 5, 2016

Type

District

Period

Listed

Ref No.

15000963

About this property

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

Location

Winchester (Independent City), Winchester County, Virginia

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Questions about this property

When was Winchester Historic District (Boundary Increase III) listed on the National Register?

Winchester Historic District (Boundary Increase III) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 5, 2016.

What type of historic resource is Winchester Historic District (Boundary Increase III)?

Winchester Historic District (Boundary Increase III) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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