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

National Register listings: 29 (plus 23 in Winchester)

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.