Handley Library, Winchester

Name: Handley Library
Address: Winchester, United States

#19 among attractions in Winchester

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Handley Library is a historic library building located at 100 West Piccadilly Street in Winchester, Virginia, United States. Completed in 1913, construction of the Beaux-Arts style building was funded by a wealthy Pennsylvania businessman. The building serves as the main branch for Winchester's library system, the Handley Regional Library System. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and Virginia Landmarks Register in 1969. ()

Built: 1913 (111 years ago)Coordinates: 39°11'12"N, 78°10'0"W

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Winchester United States

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Handley Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum, Glen Burnie, Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Abram's Delight.

~1010 ftN
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum, Winchester
5 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.
0.6 miW
Museum, Georgian architecture
Glen Burnie, Winchester
16 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.
0.8 miW
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester
20 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.
1.2 miS
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Abram's Delight, Winchester
32 min walk • Abram's Delight is a historic home located in Winchester, Virginia. Built in 1754, it is the oldest house in the city. It was owned by the Hollingsworth family for almost 200 years and is typical of the Shenandoah Valley architecture of the Scotch-Irish settlers.
0.6 miS
Museum, Historical place, Greek Revival architecture
Patsy Cline House, Winchester
16 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.
~760 ftSW
Church
Christ Episcopal Church, Winchester
4 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.
0.6 miE
Cemetery
Winchester National Cemetery, Winchester
15 min walk • Winchester National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Winchester in Frederick County, Virginia.
~1950 ftE
Church
Old Stone Church, Winchester
10 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.
1.1 miSE
39°10'22"N • 78°9'18"W
Jim Barnett Park, Winchester
30 min walk • Park
1.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort Collier, Winchester
31 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.
~1210 ftSE
Museum, Greek Revival architecture
Frederick County Courthouse, Winchester
6 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Handley Library?

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