Built in 1859 for Abram Lydecker, both Confederate and Union Army troops occupied the house during the American Civil War.

Civil War paraphernalia are sold in a restored general store on the first floor of the house.

The Freeman House Store and Museum is located in the town of Vienna in Fairfax County, Virginia on Church Street.

The Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad constructed a line through Vienna, creating large growth for the town and Lydecker's business.

The top floor acted as the living area, and the bottom was the store that sufficed as Vienna's post office and fire department.

[4] Lydecker owned and operated the store/house until he and his family fled when the Civil War reached the area.

The house sells a wide assortment of toys, gifts, town- and Virginia-related souvenirs and old-fashioned candy on the first floor, has the museum and administrative offices on the second floor, and operates the Used Book Cellar in the basement which is open whenever the store is open.

Elements of the exhibit featured how the town looked, the local businesses, period clothing, a working television set, radios, 1950s model cars and trains, music, movies and other items of interest.

[7] Today the surrounding area of the Freeman House still has its historical context of small local businesses and unique fairs.

[8] On April 21, 2012 the Vienna community unveiled a plaque commemorating the Freeman Store's inclusion on the register.