Fair Mount, Winchester

Name: Fair Mount
Address: Winchester, United States

#22 among attractions in Winchester

Interesting neighbourhood, Georgian architecture

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Fair Mount is a historic home located at Winchester, Virginia. It was built about 1809 by Lewis Barnett for local merchant Joseph Tidball. It is a two-story, five bay, stuccoed stone dwelling, with 1 1/2-story flanking wings. The house exhibits elements of the Late Georgian style in its massing and elements of the Federal style in its detailing. It was remodeled in 1929 in the Colonial Revival Style and the formal gardens and garage constructed. ()

Built: 1809 (215 years ago)Coordinates: 39°11'19"N, 78°10'6"W

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Winchester United States

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Fair Mount – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum, Glen Burnie, Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Patsy Cline House.

~740 ftNE
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum, Winchester
4 min walk • The Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum is a historic house located at 415 North Braddock Street in the Historic District of Winchester, Virginia.
0.5 miW
Museum, Georgian architecture
Glen Burnie, Winchester
14 min walk • Glen Burnie is a historic home located at Winchester, Virginia. It consists of a 2 1/2-story central section built in two sections about 1794, with flanking two-bay, two-story wings built in 1959. It is a brick dwelling in the Georgian style. Built in 1794 by Robert Wood, son of James and Mary Wood. James founded Frederick Town in 1744.
0.7 miSW
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester
19 min walk • The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley is located at 901 Amherst Street, Winchester, Virginia. The Museum endeavours to preserve and enrich the cultural life and heritage of the Valley.
0.7 miS
Museum, Historical place, Greek Revival architecture
Patsy Cline House, Winchester
20 min walk • The Patsy Cline Historic House at 608 S. Kent St. in a working-class neighborhood of Winchester, Virginia was the home from 1948 to 1953 of Virginia Patterson Hensley, who later became the country music star known as Patsy Cline.
~1350 ftS
Church
Christ Episcopal Church, Winchester
7 min walk • Christ Church, or Christ Episcopal Church, is an Anglican church in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. The church was founded in 1738, with its first vestry elected in 1742.
0.7 miSE
Cemetery
Winchester National Cemetery, Winchester
18 min walk • Winchester National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Winchester in Frederick County, Virginia.
0.5 miSE
Church
Old Stone Church, Winchester
13 min walk • Old Stone Church is a historic church at 304 E. Piccadilly Street in Winchester, Virginia. The church meeting house was constructed in 1788. Upon its completion, local Presbyterians began worshipping in the building.
1.3 miSE
39°10'22"N • 78°9'18"W
Jim Barnett Park, Winchester
34 min walk • Park
1.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort Collier, Winchester
30 min walk • Built by Confederate Lieutenant Collier and Virginia militia with the aid of Federal prisoners, the Fort Collier redoubt guarded the north entrance of Winchester, Virginia on the east side of the Martinsburg Pike.
0.4 miSE
Museum, Greek Revival architecture
Frederick County Courthouse, Winchester
10 min walk • Frederick County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse located at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. It was built in 1840, and is a two-story, rectangular, brick building on a stone foundation and partial basement in the Greek Revival style.
0.4 miE
Cemetery
Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse, Winchester
12 min walk • Mount Hebron Cemetery and Gatehouse is a historic cemetery and gatehouse located at Winchester, Virginia. The cemetery was established in 1844 on two older churchyards, including that of Christ Episcopal Church in 1853.

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Which popular attractions are close to Fair Mount?

Nearby attractions include Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum, Winchester (4 min walk), Handley Library, Winchester (4 min walk), Daniel Morgan House, Winchester (5 min walk), Christ Episcopal Church, Winchester (7 min walk).