Old Town Winchester
Old Town Development
2 North Cameron Street
722-7576
A vital marketplace for more than 250 years, downtown Winchester cherishes its heritage. A Virginia Main Street Community and located within the heart of a 45-blolck National Register Historic District, Old Town Winchester features a quaint pedestrian walking mall. Shopping in Old Town offers an eclectic mix of antiques, fine furnishings, gift items, local and regional works of art, and fine clothing. Enjoy a variety of restaurants featuring outdoor cafe dining, or dine in and enjoy the historic ambiance.
Park the Car for Walkable City Fun!
One of Virginia's best walkable Main Street Communities is Old Town Winchester. Delight in the treats you'll find in Old Town Winchester, with many boutiques, eateries and art galleries! From museums and galleries to quaint boutiques and fine dining, this historic downtown is a gem in the Valley of Virginia.
Stop by a downtown museum:
Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters
415 North Braddock Street
667-3242
www.winchesterhistory.org
Monday–Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday noon to 4:00 p.m.
This home served briefly as General Jackson’s headquarters during the Valley Campaign of the Civil War from 1861 to 1862. Along with General Jackson, noted Confederate officer, Turner Ashby, and cartographer, Jed Hotchkiss, organized their battle plans in these rooms.
George Washington's Office Museum
Corner of Braddock and Cork Streets
662-4412
www.winchesterhistory.org
Monday–Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday Noon to 4:00 p.m.
This small log cabin, between September 1755 and December 1756, is where George Washington kept an office while he supervised the construction of Fort Loudoun.
Old County Courthouse Civil War Museum
20 North Loudoun Street
542-1145
www.civilwarmuseum.org
Wednesdays-Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Built in 1840, the courthouse served as a prison and a hospital to both Northern and Southern troops. Winchester changed hands over 70 times during the Civil War. Soldiers from both sides wrote their names on the walls.
Glen Burnie Historic House
Gardens & Julian Wood Glass Jr. Collection
901 Amherst Street
662-1473
www.shenandoahmuseum.org
Tuesday–Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Glen Burnie Historic House is surrounded by acres of formal gardens and furnished with eighteenth- and nineteenth-century antiques, paintings and decorative objects collected by art connoisseur Julian Wood Glass Jr. Tours of the Gardens- which feature numerous fountains, sculpture and “folly” buildings – are self-guided.
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
901 Amherst Street
662-1473
www.shenandoahmuseum.org
A regional museum that will interpret the art, history and culture of the Shenandoah Valley. The Museum has been designed by internationally acknowledged architect Michael Graves. The Museum will be open year-round except major holidays. The Museum has five main exhibition galleries and is approximately 50,000 square feet.
History buffs may want to take a guided or self-guided walking tour featuring beautiful architecture and local history.