Gloucester Museum of History

Gloucester Museum of History is a museum in Gloucester, Virginia which is located on Main Street. Gloucester Museum of History is situated nearby to the fire station Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station Number 1, as well as near the police station Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include T.C. Walker House and Ware Church.

T.C. Walker House

Historic building

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T.C. Walker House is the historic home of a lawyer, county supervisor, and a school superintendent who was enslaved prior to the American Civil War. It is at 1 Main Street in Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia and was built about 1880, and is a two-story, U-shaped, frame vernacular dwelling with traces of Greek Revival and Gothic Revival styles. T.C. Walker House is situated 2,100 feet east of Gloucester Museum of History.

Ware Church

Church

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Ware Parish Church is a historic Episcopal church located near Gloucester in Gloucester County, Virginia. One of the oldest surviving parish churches in the Commonwealth, Ware is the only one to retain its original three entrances. Ware Church is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Gloucester Museum of History.

Gloucester High School

School

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Gloucester High School is an accredited public high school located four miles from Gloucester Courthouse in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. Gloucester High School is situated 2½ miles south of Gloucester Museum of History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gloucester Courthouse and Edgehill.