524 W Frederick St

A house, Ca. 1890, Ca. 1910

FrameContributes to the historic character of the district

Did you know?Hayes Memorial Industrial School and Orphan’s Home

1890

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From the National Register nomination

Frame (beaded siding); 2 stories; cross-gable roof with main gable facing front; 2 bays; 1-story porch across front and around west side with Tuscan columns. Vernacular with Stick Style detailing. Ca, 1890, Entrances with transoms in each bay. Gable ends decorated with bargeboards and stick-style elements, Shouldered architrave trim around openings. 1/1 lights with stained glass panels around top light, Endwall chimney, Tuscan columns on porch and west side of porch are alterations, Ca. 1910, Originally, house very similar to #522.

Style: Vernacular, Stick Style
Stories: 2
Built of: Frame (beaded siding)
Exterior: beaded siding
Roof: cross-gable roof with main gable facing front
Height: About 36 ft to the top of the roof; covers about 3,350 sq ft of ground (USGS lidar survey, 2020)

Notable features

2 bays
1-story porch across front and around west side with Tuscan columns
Entrances with transoms in each bay
Gable ends decorated with bargeboards and stick-style elements
Shouldered architrave trim around openings
1/1 lights with stained glass panels around top light
Endwall chimney

Later changes

Tuscan columns on porch and west side of porch are alterations

Today

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Nearby

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Nearby markers

Stuart Hall, I-21, 180 m
Trinity Church, QC-1, 320 m
Dr. Alexander Humphreys, A-63, 570 m
Augusta County Courthouse, I-34, 590 m
Mary Baldwin College, I-17, 640 m

Source: Newtown Historic District National Register Nomination, page 34. Listed there as “524 West Frederick Street.”