Frederick County, Virginia

Founding: 1743 (declared in 1738)
Parent county: Orange

Namesake: Frederick, Prince of Wales
Seat: Winchester (1744–)

Land area: 414 square miles

Population (2020): 91,419

Population (historic): 19,681 (1790); 14,242 (1840); 16,596 (1870); 13,239 (1900); 13,167 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1800; 1810–1830; 1840–1890; 1920–2020

Subdivisions: One city; two towns; two CDPs

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,055 (6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 57.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 30.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.5%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,791
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,199
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,725
Average farm size (1920): 82.8 acres
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Winchester

Namesake: Winchester, England

Founding: 1744 (platting as Fredericktown); 1792 (post office); 1752 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 28,120

Population (historic): 3,454 (1840); 4,392 (1860); 4,958 (1880); 5,161 (1900); 10,855 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1890; 1900–1960; 1970–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,841 (23.8%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Springdale / David Lupton Farm (c. 1820). 1663 Apple Pie Ridge Road.
2. Crumley–Lynn–Lodge House (c. 1759/1830/1850). 3641 Apple Pie Ridge Road.
3. Belle Grove / Isaac Hite Farm (1794–1797). 336 Belle Grove Road. Federal.
4. Millbank / Isaac Wood House (c. 1850). 3102 Berryville Pike. Italianate.
5. Carter Farm (c. 1830). 310 Carter's Lane. Federal.
6. Homespun / Miller House (c. 1795/1820). 949 Cedar Creek Grade.
7. High Banks / Thomas Helm Farm (c. 1755/1858). 423 High Banks Road. Greek Revival.
8. Hopewell Friends Meeting House (1759/1788–1794). 604 Hopewell Road.
9. Long Meadow / Glass Farm (c. 1755/1827). 1946 Jones Road.
10. Rose Hill / Glass Farm (c. 1795/1819). 1985 Jones Road. Federal.
11. Fort Collier / Isaac Stine Farm (c. 1865). 922 Martinsburg Pike. Greek Revival.
12. Greenwood / Branson House. 4030 Martinsburg Pike.
13. Abram's Delight / Isaac Hollingsworth House (1754). 1340 South Pleasant Valley Road.
14. Frederick County Poor Farm (c. 1820). Poorhouse Road, south of Indian Hollow Road.
15. Springdale Mill (c. 1788). 115 Springdale Road.
16. Fort Colvin (c. 1750). 104 Stonebrook Road.
17. Willow Shade / William Cather House (1851). 6444 US Highway 50.
18. Hite–Collier House (1753/1840s). 4273 Valley Pike. Greek Revival.
19. LaGrange / McLeod Farm (c. 1790). 5498 Valley Pike.
20. Grandview / Chrisman House (1848). 6022 Valley Pike. Federal/Greek Revival.
21. Farm (c. 1865). 7510 Valley Pike. Italianate.
22. Monte Vista / Charles Heater Farm (1883). 8183 Valley Pike. Eastlake.

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