Corporation Court House

Corporation Court House (HM9DA)

Location: Fredericksburg, VA 22401
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 18.118', W 77° 27.581'

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Inscription
(Left Side Plaque):
City of
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Corporation Court House
Erected 1851-52

Mayor .....Robert B. Semple
Judge of Court .. John Tayloe Lomax
Building Commissioners
Thomas B. Berton, chairman
B.R. Wellford
William Allen
John Minor
John James Chew
Architect James Renwick
Contractor Wm. M. Baggott
A former court house, erected on this site in 1733, was torn down in 1851 to permit the erection of this court house

(Right Side Plaque):
Fredericksburg
Corporation Court House
Historical Data

Courthouse erected 1851-52

Brick walls stuccoed - 1916

Bell. Made by Paul Revere
Foundry, Boston, presented to
city by Silas Wood of New York - 1829

The clerk's office contains
many historical documents
among which are -

The will of Mary Washington,
Mother of our illustrious George
dated 1789

Commission to Augustine Washington,
father of George, appointing him
trustee of Fredericksburg
dated 1742
Details
HM NumberHM9DA
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Date Added Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 7:36pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 284919 N 4242182
Decimal Degrees38.30196667, -77.45968333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 18.118', W 77° 27.581'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 18' 7.08" N, 77° 27' 34.86" W
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Area Code(s)540
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 815 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg VA 22401, US
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