This Gothic Revival brick cottage is a perfect foil to the overblown Greek Revival Smithsonia across the street. Baggett built the Fredericksburg Courthouse, which Renwick designed (
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W. M. Baggett House
c. 1851, attributed to James Renwick. 306 Amelia St.