Hugh Mercer Apothecary

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Hugh Mercer Apothecary

| partof = Fredericksburg Historic District{{cite web|title=Fredericksburg Historic District National Register Nomination|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Fredericksburg/111-0132_Fredericksburg_HD_1971_Final_Nomination.pdf|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|accessdate=15 June 2011}}

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| image = Hugh Mercer Apothecary 01.jpg

| caption = Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop

| location= 1020 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia

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| locmapin = USA Virginia Northern#USA Virginia#USA

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| designated_nrhp_type = September 22, 1971{{NRISref|version=2009a}}

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Hugh Mercer Apothecary was founded by Hugh Mercer in the mid-18th century. Mercer was a doctor who fled Scotland after the Battle of Culloden. He travelled to Pennsylvania, where he met Colonel George Washington during the French and Indian War and later moved to Fredericksburg, Virginia on Washington's advice to practice medicine and operate an apothecary.

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The building that housed the apothecary has been restored by Preservation Virginia{{Cite web|url=http://www.apva.org/hughmercerapothecary/|title=Hugh Mercer Apothecary|accessdate=2008-03-04|publisher=APVA Preservation Virginia|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306053606/http://www.apva.org/hughmercerapothecary/|archivedate=2008-03-06}} to demonstrate 18th Century medical treatments.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/06/06/AR2005033106849.html|title=A Fine Time, by George|accessdate=2008-03-04|date=2004-06-06|author=Jerry Haines|newspaper=The Washington Post}} It also includes a small exhibit on Mercer's life and contributions to the American Revolutionary War.{{Cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E2D7103EF937A25757C0A9669C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2|title=Weekend Excursion; A Genteel Land of War and Heroes|accessdate=2008-03-04|date=2000-04-14|author=Richard Ruda|work=The New York Times}}

Preservation Virginia signed an agreement in 2012 passing ownership to the "Washington Heritage Museums" group beginning in 2013. The museum is located at 1020 Caroline Street in Fredericksburg, Virginia.