Warrenton Historic District (Warrenton, Virginia)
Warrenton Historic District | |
Warrenton Historic District | |
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Location | Roughly Main, Waterloo, Alexandria, Winchester, Culpeper, High, Falmouth, Lee, and Horner Sts., Warrenton, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°42′40″N 77°47′35″W / 38.71111°N 77.79306°WCoordinates: 38°42′40″N 77°47′35″W / 38.71111°N 77.79306°W |
Area | 127 acres (51 ha) |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Georgian Revival |
NRHP Reference # | 83004243[1] |
VLR # | 156-0019 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 13, 1983 |
Designated VLR | August 16, 1983[2] |
Warrenton Historic District is a national historic district located at Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia. It encompasses 288 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of the county seat of Warrenton. Notable buildings include the old Fauquier County courthouse (1890), Fauquier County Administration Building (1928), the former Fauquier County Public Library (1923), Fauquier National Bank (1925), "Paradise" (1758), the Thomas L. Moore House (1816), the James Caldwell House (1831), the John Quincy Marr House (1830), the Marshall Building (c. 1820), the California Building (c. 1850), old Town Hall (1854), Warrenton Presbyterian Church (1855), Ullman's Store, and "Mecca" (1859). Also located on the district are the separately listed Brentmoor and Old Fauquier County Jail.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Warrenton Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map