Sears House, Staunton

Name: Sears House
Address: Staunton, United States

#20 among attractions in Staunton

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Sears House is a historic home located at Staunton, Virginia. It was built about 1860, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, frame dwelling representative of a small "bracketed cottage" popularized by Andrew Jackson Downing. It is sheathed with board-and-batten and is covered with a cross-gable roof. It features long, shallow-scrolled roof brackets, a three-bay arcaded front porch, and a three-story octagonal-ended tower covered by a shallow hipped roof with dentiled cornice. It was the home of Dr. Barnas Sears, a prominent educator, who owned and occupied the house from 1867 until his death. ()

Built: 1860 (164 years ago)Coordinates: 38°8'45"N, 79°4'20"W

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Sears House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Wharf Area Historic District, Trinity Episcopal Church, Camera Heritage Museum.

~1850 ftNE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton
9 min walk • The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum is a complex located in Staunton, Virginia. It contains the President's birthplace, known as the "Manse", a Museum that explores the life and times of Woodrow Wilson, a 6,800 square feet Research Library, a gift shop, and several other buildings that are not open to the public.
~660 ftN
Park, Greek Revival architecture
Wharf Area Historic District, Staunton
4 min walk • Wharf Area Historic District is a national historic district located at Staunton, Virginia. The district encompasses 22 contributing buildings and 4 contributing structures.
~1410 ftNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Trinity Episcopal Church, Staunton
7 min walk • The Trinity Episcopal Church, Staunton VA. is a Gothic Revival style building in Staunton, Virginia. It is an active Episcopal church in the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It is located in the Newtown Historic District.
~1390 ftN
38°8'59"N • 79°4'22"W
Camera Heritage Museum, Staunton
7 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
0.6 miN
Synagogue
Temple House of Israel, Staunton
16 min walk • Temple House of Israel is a Jewish congregation in Staunton, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1876 by Major Alexander Hart, it originally held services in members' homes, then moved to a building on Kalorama street in 1885, the year it joined the Union for Reform Judaism.
~860 ftN
38°8'53"N • 79°4'17"W
Bruce A. Elder Antique and Classic Automobiles, Staunton
5 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
~920 ftNW
38°8'53"N • 79°4'25"W
Staunton Farmers' Market, Staunton
5 min walk • Shopping, Farmer's market, Market
0.4 miN
Concerts and shows, Auditorium, Theater
Francis Auditorium, Staunton
11 min walk • The Mary Baldwin University, Main Building is a historic building on the Mary Baldwin University campus in Staunton, Virginia. It was built in 1844, and is a Greek Revival style educational building.
0.5 miN
Park, Gothic Revival architecture
Stuart Addition Historic District, Staunton
12 min walk • Stuart Addition Historic District is a national historic district located at Staunton, Virginia. The district encompasses 93 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section of Staunton.
~1300 ftN
Concerts and shows, Theater
American Shakespeare Center, Staunton
7 min walk • The American Shakespeare Center is a regional theatre company located in Staunton, Virginia, that focuses on the plays of William Shakespeare; his contemporaries Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher, Christopher Marlowe; and works related to Shakespeare, like James Goldman's The...
1.1 miNW
38°9'34"N • 79°4'57"W
Gypsy Hill Park, Staunton
28 min walk • Theme park, Park

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Which popular attractions are close to Sears House?

Nearby attractions include Wharf Area Historic District, Staunton (4 min walk), Bruce A. Elder Antique and Classic Automobiles, Staunton (5 min walk), Staunton Farmers' Market, Staunton (5 min walk), Arista Hoge House, Staunton (6 min walk).

How to get to Sears House by public transport?

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Staunton (3 min walk)