Innis House, FXBG


  • Type: Purveyor
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

The Innis House is a historic house exhibit on the Fredericksburg Battlefield in Fredericksburg, Virginia, now part of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. Built shortly before the American Civil War, the small residence stood directly between Union and Confederate lines during both Battles of Fredericksburg. By the end of the first engagement the house was scarred by bullets and shell fire. After the war the family returned, and the structure remained a private home for the next century. The building has been restored to its 1862 appearance, with 52 documented bullet holes preserved inside and out. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1861/00/00 The Innis House is built between 1856 and 1861. Occupied by John Innis and his wife Ellen, the small residence is owned by Martha Stephens, John's mother, who lives nearby.
1862/12/13 The Innis House on the Sunken Road stands in the narrow no-man's-land between blue and gray as the Battle of Fredericksburg erupts, its clapboard walls are hammered by musket fire and shell bursts. Damage from the battle can be seen on the structure. Battle of Fredericksburg

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Particulars for Innis House, FXBG:
Area of Significance Architecture
Sight Category Building
Eatery Purveyor
Historic Use Single dwelling




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