Stonewall Jackson House

Stonewall Jackson House
Stonewall Jackson House, Lexington
Location 8 E. Washington St., Lexington, Virginia
Coordinates 37°47′5″N 79°26′29″W / 37.78472°N 79.44139°WCoordinates: 37°47′5″N 79°26′29″W / 37.78472°N 79.44139°W
Area 9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1858
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 73002215[1]
VLR # 116-5030
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 24, 1973
Designated VLR June 18, 2009[2]

The Stonewall Jackson House is a 19th-century house located at 8 East Washington Street in Lexington, Virginia. Constructed in 1802, by Cornelius Dorman. Dr. Archibald Graham sold it to Stonewall Jackson on November 4, 1858, for $3000.[3]

Design

The house is a two-story, four bay, brick dwelling with a stone rear ell. It has a side-gable roof and interior end chimneys.[4] It is the only house that General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson ever owned. He lived in the brick house with his second wife, Mary Anna Morrison. They resided in the home from 1858 to 1861.[4]

In 1907, it housed Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, until 1954, when it was converted to a museum.[5] The house is owned and operated as a museum by the Stonewall Jackson Foundation. Guided tours are given daily.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] It is located in the Lexington Historic District.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ James I. Robertson, Stonewall Jackson, p.187
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Stonewall Jackson House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  5. ↑ Virginia Department of Historical Resources, Historical Marker Q-11A

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