Corporation Court House
(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. BaggottA 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many historical documents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
Marker is on Princess Anne Street (State Highway 2), on the left when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
