Last updated: 5/18/2008
4021 Hickory Fork RdGloucester, VA 23061
PO Box 160Gloucester, VA 23061
Admission any time by appointment; last saturday in April for Garden Week 10 am to 4pm; 2nd sunday in September to celebrate Walter Reed's birthday. Donations accepted.
Dr. Walter Reed, famous U. S. Army physician and medical hero of the Spanish-American War, was born here on September 13, 1851. The small, two-room and loft building was built prior to 1850. The Reed family lived here while they awaited construction of the manse. Reed's father was a Methodist minister for a nearby church.
Located at the intersection of routes 616 and 614 is a small mid 19th century building authentically furnished. It is significant because it represents the early small rural dwellings once so common to Tidewater Virginia. One-story, three-bay, frame gable-roofed dwelling covered with white weather boarding and set on short brick piers.
Now owned and maintained by A.P.V.A
Walter Reed's Birthplace Located at the intersection of routes 616 and 614 is a small mid 19th century building authentically furnished. Walter Reed's Birthplace was originally purchased in 1937 by the Medical Society of Virginia and renovated to it's present conditon. It is significant because it represents the early small rural dwellings once so common to Tidewater Virginia. One-story, three-bay, frame gable-roofed dwelling covered with white weather boarding and set on short brick piers.
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