NAPOLEON'S

Since 1978, local residents and visitors alike have enjoyed the fine dine ambiance and/or the more casual atmosphere of Napoleon's.

Today, Napoleon's represents a fusion of the best of worlds. Patrons may dine in the warm and quiet atmosphere in the upper section of the restaurant in THE FRENCH QUARTERS, or savor the libations and more casual ambiance in the JOSEPHINE'S section. A more relaxed, outdoor experience (weather permitting) awaits you at the WATERLOO TERRACE and at our outdoor Garden Restaurant (voted 'Best Outdoor Restaurant' in Warrenton).

Over the years, Napoleon's - which has its roots as a small restaurant in a small town in the Northern Virginia Piedmont - has grown with the town of Warrenton, and with the needs of this diverse and expanding community.

History

The Greek Revival building in which Napoleon's is located is steeped in Warrenton's past. Built in the 1830's, it was acquired by James Vass Brooke after the death of his son-in-law, Charles E.F. Payne. Brooke was an attorney, a member of the Secession Convention, a signer of the Ordinance of Secession, and served in Stonewall Jackson's Corps.

During the Civil War, the house was owned by Judge William H. Gaines, who was later Presiding Justice of the Fauquier County Court.

General Eppa Hunton was also a resident here. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Hunton was colonel of the 8th Virginia Infantry. He rose to the rank of Brigadier General during the war, and served in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the U.S. Senate after the conflict.

This building was also home not only to politicians, attorneys and soldiers, but to an artist, Richard Brooke, vice principal of the Corcoran School of Art from 1902 to 1918, and a writer, 19th century journalist and writer Alexander Hunter, whose Women of the Debatable Land paid tribute to the matrons of Fauquier County who held this community together-and the yankees at bay-during the war.

Old Town Warrenton

Established as Fauquier Court House in 1759, and incorporated as Warrenton in 1810, the town of Warrenton has a rich history - literally and figuratively.

John Marshall's boyhood and later homes were nearby. Lafayette was toasted at a banquet given in his honor here in 1825. Col. John Singleton Mosby and his partisan rangers' headquarters were not far from here. Gen. George McClellan bade farewell to his officers from the balcony of the Warren Green Hotel (approx. two blocks from Waterloo St.) in 1862, which was also the site of a leisurely stay for Wallis Warfield Simpson (later the Duchess of Windsor) as she awaited her first divorce in the 1930's.

As Warrenton grows, the Staff and the Management
are pleased to be not only a part of this growth,
but of this community's rich heritage.