User:Wikipelli/Sentry Box (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
Sentry Box | |
.jpg) Sentry Box House, Fredericksburg, Virginia | |
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| Location | 133 Caroline St., Fredericksburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°17′43″N 77°27′15″W / 38.29528°N 77.45417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1786 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 90002135[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 26, 1992 |
The Sentry Box is an historic Federal style frame house in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The house was built in 1786 for General George Weedon. The house derives its name from its strategic location on the Rappahannock River which gave a good view for watching the approach of ships. The house was utilized for keeping watch during the American Revolution, War of 1812, and the American Civil War.[2] [3]
The two-story house has a central-passage plan and has had several additions and alterations over the years. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February 1992. The house was added because of its significance as an example of Federal architecture of the period as well as the importance of General Weedon. A building on the property that contributes to the importance of this site is an icehouse built in the late 18th century.[4]
Design and construction[edit]
The house has a wide hall through the central part of the building. It overlooks theRappahannock River.
History[edit]
The Sentry Box was built in 1776 for General George Weedon. General Weedon fought during the Revolutionary War. The house was later owned by Hugh Mercer.[5] Legend has it that the house entertained every President of the United States President from George Washington to James Buchanon.[5]
The house faced Union artillery across the Rappahannock River but survived shelling with some damage.[6]
George Weedon[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Goolrick, John Tackett (1922). Historic Fredericksburg: the story of an old town. Whittet & Shepperson. p. 30.
- ^ Kishpaugh, R. A. (1912). Fredericksburg and Its Many Points of Interest. Library of Alexandria. ISBN 9781465523389.
- ^ "Sentry Box" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ a b Quinn, Silvanus Jackson (1908). The history of the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Hermitage Press. p. 150.
- ^ Kent, Tony (2010). Fredericksburg Then and Now. Arcadia Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 9780738586618.
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[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Virginia]]
[[Category:Georgian architecture in Virginia]]
[[Category:Colonial Revival architecture in Virginia]]
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