New Market in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Henkel House

Historic New Market

Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 26, 2015

1. The Henkel House Marker

Inscription. The Henkel house is another historic home. The brick part was built by Dr. Solomon Henkel, physician and druggist, in 1802. The wooden front part and two rooms upstairs were added by his son, Dr. Solon P.C. Henkel in 1855. A metal plate nailed on the right beside the latch covers the holes broken into the panels by the rifle butts and bayonets of irate Yankee soldiers who had been doused with hot water thrown from the upstairs window.

Erected by Historic New Market.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.

Location. 38° 38.817′ N, 78° 40.333′ W. Marker is in New Market, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. Marker is on Lee Highway (U.S. 11) south of Old Cross Road (U.S. 211), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9417 Lee Highway, New Market VA 22844, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Replica of a 19th Century Town Pump (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackson in New Market (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of New Market Academy and New Market Polytechnic Institute (about 300 feet away); In Memory of General Robert E. Lee (about 400

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feet away); Gen. John Sevier (about 400 feet away); Miss Abbie Henkel House (about 400 feet away); Paul Henkel (about 600 feet away); Thomas Garland Jefferson (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Market.

Also see . . . Dr. Solomon Henkel. “At age 16, Rev. Paul Henkel apprenticed his oldest son, Solomon, to Dr. David Jackson, Sr. doctor and druggist in Philadelphia. When the 1793 outbreak of smallpox consumed the town, Mr. Jackson and his family fled, leaving young Solomon Henkel, with only an apprentice’s knowledge, to care for the ill in his part of the city. Solomon would return to his father’s home in New Market around Christmas time, 1793. Between 1795 and 1797, Solomon would live with his father’s family in Staunton and study medicine with Dr. Peter Ahl. Although, Solomon Henkel sold medicines in New Market as early as 1795, he probably established his apothecary on the original town Lot. No. 15 (owned by his father, Rev. Paul Henkel) in the fall of 1797. By 1798, Solomon was recognized as Dr. Henkel and he continued his self-education by reading medical books. Dr. Henkel’s earliest apothecary building, approximately 14 ft. square, was known by the jesting community of New Market

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 17, 2020

2. The Henkel House Marker

Unfortunately, the marker has suffered weather damage.

as ‘Solomon’s Temple’.” (Submitted on September 27, 2015.)

The Henkel House Patched Front Board and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 26, 2015

3. The Henkel House Patched Front Board and Marker

The Henkel House Today image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 26, 2015

4. The Henkel House Today

Closeup of the Metal Plate on the Door image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 26, 2015

5. Closeup of the Metal Plate on the Door

Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 877 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 27, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on October 18, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 27, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.