514 W Frederick St

A building, Ca. 1885

FrameContributes to the historic character of the district

Did you know?Birthplace of Thomas Woodrow Wilson

1885

18001850190019502000

From the National Register nomination

Frame (wood shingles); 2 stories; complex hip and gable roof with pyramidal roof on turret; 2 bays with corner turret; I-story porch recessed under overhanging bay with turned posts and spiraled balustrade. Queen Anne characteristics. Ca. 1885, Entrance in east bay. Small overhanging turret with finial at corner of west bay. Architrave trim on window openings, 1/1 lights, Endwall chimney.

Style: Queen Anne
Stories: 2
Built of: Frame (wood shingles)
Exterior: wood shingles
Roof: complex hip and gable roof with pyramidal roof on turret
Height: About 42 ft to the top of the roof; covers about 1,550 sq ft of ground (USGS lidar survey, 2020)

Notable features

2 bays with corner turret
I-story porch recessed under overhanging bay with turned posts and spiraled balustrade
Small overhanging turret with finial at corner of west bay
Architrave trim on window openings
1/1 lights
Endwall chimney

Today

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Nearby

Similar

Nearby markers

Stuart Hall, I-21, 140 m
Trinity Church, QC-1, 280 m
Dr. Alexander Humphreys, A-63, 540 m
Augusta County Courthouse, I-34, 560 m
Mary Baldwin College, I-17, 600 m

Source: Newtown Historic District National Register Nomination, page 34. Listed there as “514 West Frederick Street.”