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. It was built in 1883, and is a large three-story, five bay, brick dwelling with

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and Queen Anne design elements. The front facade features a two-story

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with four full-height Tuscan columns, added about 1942. Also on the property are the contributing large

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with

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and weathervane, a scale house dating at least to 1907, a frame summer kitchen, a two level stone ice house, a

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, and a brick bake oven. It was owned by Solomon and Caroline Wunder Heater, who lost two sons fighting for the Confederacy, even though she was a staunch Union sympathizer. an
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in 1987.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Queen Anne architecture in Virginia Houses completed in 1883 Houses in Frederick County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Frederick County, Virginia {{FrederickCountyVA-NRHP-stub