Farmers Bank of Fredericksburg

Farmers Bank of Fredericksburg, also known as The National Bank of Fredericksburg, is a historic bank building located at Fredericksburg, Virginia. It was built in 1819–20, and is a ​2 1⁄2-story, rectangular red-brick building in the Federal style. It features a slate-covered front gable roof with a lunette window in the front pediment, wide cornice, three pairs of brick chimneys, and engaged pedestal columns with full entablature on the front facade. The front portion of the main floor had been used as a banking house since its construction, while the rooms at the rear and those on the second floor housed the bank's cashiers and their families from 1820 to 1920.[3] In 2016, after completing renovations to the inside of the building, the building was converted into a restaurant while keeping the existing bank vault as a private dining area.[4]

Farmers Bank of Fredericksburg
Farmers Bank of Fredericksburg, September 2012
Location900 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg, Virginia
Coordinates38°18′8″N 77°27′40″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1819 (1819)-1820
Built byEllis, Robert & George
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.83003283[1]
VLR No.111-0021
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1983
Designated VLRJanuary 18, 1983[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Lemuel W. Houston (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Farmers Bank of Fredericksburg" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. "Foode opens in National Bank Building". The Free Lance-Star. Retrieved 30 June 2019.


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