022-99
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE
PRESERVA TION OF THE OLD FREDERICK COUNTY COURT HOUSE
AND CONVERSION INTO A CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
WHEREAS, the County of Frederick is home to a historic court house which has served our community in
numerous ways prior to, during, and after the Civil War, as a house of justice and local government, and as an
example of Greek Revival-style architecture since the 18th century; and
WHEREAS, the Old Frederick County Court House uniquely symbolizes the history of Winchester/Frederick
County and is one of the first county square court houses still surviving in the nation; and
WHEREAS, the Old Frederick County Court House is a beautiful landmark listed on both the Virginia
Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Winchester Historic District; and
WHEREAS, the Frederick County Board of Supervisors desires to renovate the Old Frederick County Court
House, a centerpiece of activity during the Civil War having served as both a hospital and prison on numerous
occasions, and convert it into a Civil War Museum; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of the Old Court House Civil War Museum will contribute to the ongoing effort
to interpret, protect, and preserve the vast battlefield resources of the County of Frederick; and
WHEREAS, the Old Court House Civil War Museum willfacilitate implementationofkey strategies identified
in the Frederick-Winchester Battlefield Network Plan by providing a centralized location for comprehensive public
interpretation of local battlefield resources that will promote education and awareness; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED, the Frederick County Board of Supervisors is committed to the
preservation of the Old Frederick County Court House and its conversion into a Civil War Museum and supports all
efforts that foster this cause.
Passed this 8'h day of December, 1999.
The above resolution was approved by the following recorded vote:
James L. Longerbeam Aye Richard C. Shickle Ayp
W Harrington Smith, Jr. Aye Charles W Orndoff, Sr. Aye
Robert M. Sager Aye Margaret B. Douglas Aye
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