{"nrhp_refnum":"71001053","name":"Fredericksburg Historic District","other_names":["Fredericksburg Preservation District","See Also:Brompton","Chimn"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Rappahannock River, Hazel Run, Prince Edward and Canal Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fredericksburg (Independent City)","county":"Fredericksburg","state":"VA","lat":38.30019844200004,"lon":-77.46997684391144,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-09-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A roughly 200-acre historic district of about forty blocks in the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia, running along the west bank of the Rappahannock River and north of Hazel Run. It includes commercial, civic, religious and residential buildings from the 18th to 20th centuries.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that Fredericksburg, settled in 1671 and chartered in 1727, played a distinguished role in Virginia's history, with many Revolutionary-era patriots tied to the town. It retains an important group of 18th- and 19th-century buildings and remains a relatively undisturbed historic community. A later extension adds the 20th century, citing Colonial Revival buildings that fit the district's early character.","narrative":"Forty blocks of Fredericksburg, Virginia, along the west bank of the Rappahannock River, make up this historic district of about 200 acres. Five streets run parallel to the river, and the area holds the downtown commercial core, city hall, several churches, the train station and the city's oldest residential neighborhoods. Notable buildings include the Sentry Box, the Rising Sun Tavern, the Mary Washington House, the 1851 Court House designed by James Renwick, and the 1814 City Hall over the old market. The town was settled in 1671, chartered in 1727 and became a busy trading center. Revolutionary figures such as Hugh Mercer, James Monroe and Fielding Lewis were associated with it. Despite modern intrusions, it keeps a large group of eighteenth and nineteenth century buildings. A later extension recognizes sixteen early twentieth century Colonial Revival buildings, including the post office, railroad station, hospital and bank, which echo the scale and materials of the older Georgian and Federal architecture.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"James Renwick, architect, and W.M. Baggot, builder (Fredericksburg Court House, 1851); Heflin and Sterns (railroad station); John Knox Taylor (former post office); Wesley Bessell and Philip Stearn (Mary Washington Hospital)","architectural_style":"Georgian, Federal, Gothic Revival, Romanesque Revival and Colonial Revival buildings","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in good condition, though altered; the district mixes commercial, residential, government and religious uses.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.040717-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/57/6808/41680857/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/71001053.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71001053/1355f4eef6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71001053/1355f4eef6-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jrozwado","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fredericksburg,_VA_-_Fredericksburg_Historic_District_-_Fredericksburg_Circuit_Court_(1).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jrozwado</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fredericksburg,_VA_-_Fredericksburg_Historic_District_-_Fredericksburg_Circuit_Court_(1).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680857","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97097735"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/fredericksburg/fredericksburg-historic-district-71001053/"}