Stonewall Jackson House

The Stonewall Jackson House, located at 8 East Washington Street in the Historic District of Lexington, Virginia, was the residence of Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson from 1858 to 1861.

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Type: Museum
Description: historic house in Virginia, United States
Address: VA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First Baptist Church and Lexington Presbyterian Church.

First Baptist Church

Church

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

First Baptist Church, originally known as Lexington African Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church building in the city of Lexington, Virginia, United States. First Baptist Church is situated 490 feet northeast of Stonewall Jackson House.

Lexington Presbyterian Church

Church

Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lexington Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building at Main and Nelson Streets in Lexington, Virginia. It was designed by architect Thomas U. Lexington Presbyterian Church is situated 550 feet southwest of Stonewall Jackson House.

Alexander–Withrow House

Building

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Alexander–Withrow House is a historic home located at Lexington, Virginia. It was built about 1790, and significantly modified in the 1850s when the street was lowered by about 10 feet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lexington and Mechanicsville.

Lexington

Town

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Lexington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,320. It is the county seat of Rockbridge County, although the two are separate jurisdictions, and is combined with it for statistical purposes by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Mechanicsville

Locality

Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. Mechanicsville is 3 miles southwest of Buena Vista. Mechanicsville is situated 5 miles south of Stonewall Jackson House.

Buena Vista

Town

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Buena Vista, called "BV" by locals, is an independent city located in the Blue Ridge Mountains region of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,641. Buena Vista is situated 6 miles southeast of Stonewall Jackson House.

Stonewall Jackson House

Categories: house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Lexington, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.78484° or 37° 47′ 5″ north

Longitude

-79.44141° or 79° 26′ 29″ west

Elevation

1,043 feet (318 metres)

Open location code

8792QHM5+WC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 383926173

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

4787804

Wikidata ID

Q7619367

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French: “Stonewall Jackson House”

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