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Historic Sites Handley Regional Library and Stewart Bell Jr. Archives

Handley Library
  • Address
    100 W. Piccadilly Street
    Winchester, VA 22601
  • Phone
    540-662-9041
  • City
    Winchester
    Locality
    Winchester City
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The stately Handley Library, often described as the best example of Beaux-Arts architecture in Virginia, features a copper dome, a three story rotunda, topped by an interior stained-glass dome, historic light fixtures and glass stack floors. A picture depicting a group of Winchester citizens appealing to George Washington for protection hangs over a fireplace in the periodicals room.

Library Hours:
Monday, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Thursday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Friday- Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, Closed

The Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, located in the basement, houses an extensive collection of materials on the people, places, and events of lower Shenandoah Valley from 1732 to present. Highlights of the collection include family genealogies, rare maps, books, manuscripts and more.

Archives Hours:
Mon.-Tues. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wed. 1:00 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Thurs. 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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Last Updated: 01/07/2015

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