Fields Penn House

Fields Penn House

Abingdon, Va.
History
Historic District
Culture
Attractions/Tourism/Economy

"James Fields, a building contractor who also operated a brick kiln and factory, built this house for his own residence in 1858."
Nanci King, "Places in Time" p. 35

"Now a house museum, it has been restored to its mid-nineteenth century appearance. In Abingdon's early history, this part of town was a vital part of the community, but growth moved east and left it stranded for a time. Now various cultural attractions have given it new life."
Anne Carter Lee, SAH Archipedia
[Note: The Fields-Penn House is now the location of the Town of Abingdon's Visitors Center]

Nearby: Farmer's Market (Saturdays), Municipal Parking, Depot Square (Arts Depot), Historical Society of Washington County VA., Sinking Springs Cemetery, Urban Pathway

Nanci King
Anne Carter Lee

"Places in Time," Vol I, Abingdon, Virginia 1778-1880. Abingdon Printing Services, 1989
SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley. Charlottesville, VA; UVaP, 2012

Appalachian Life and Culture, "Abingdon Walks"
Will Stein

1858-present

Anne Carter Lee, and Contributors: Buildings of Virginia: Valley, Piedmont, Southside and Southwest. Charlottesville, Univ. of Virginia Press (2015)

Society of Historical Historians
Town of Abingdon

https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/VA-02-WS11

https://localwiki.org/abingdon/Fields-Penn_1860_House_Museum/_files/postcard.jpg/_info/

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https://visitabingdonvirginia.com