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Warrenton Historic District (Warrenton, Virginia)

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Historic district in Virginia, United States

United States historic place
Warrenton Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
Warrenton Historic District
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LocationRoughly Main, Waterloo, Alexandria, Winchester, Culpeper, High, Falmouth, Lee, and Horner Sts., Warrenton, Virginia
Coordinates38°42′40″N 77°47′35″W / 38.71111°N 77.79306°W / 38.71111; -77.79306
Area127 acres (51 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.83004243 (original)
100010752 (increase)
VLR No.156-0019
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 13, 1983
Boundary increaseAugust 27, 2024
Designated VLRAugust 16, 1983

Warrenton Historic District is a national historic district located at Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia. When originally listed, it encompassed 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.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, with a boundary increase in 2024.

The nonprofit Experience Old Town Warrenton is an accredited organization by the National Main Street Program, located in the Warrenton Historic District. The nonprofit's mission is to foster and inspire an environment in Old Town Warrenton that enhances economic vitality while preserving the historic character of the community; and to promote a rich and appealing cultural atmosphere to live, play and do business.

Gallery

  • Fauquier County Courthouse Fauquier County Courthouse
  • Fauquier National Bank, now Warrenton Municipal Building Fauquier National Bank, now Warrenton Municipal Building
  • Former Warren Green Hotel Former Warren Green Hotel
  • Brentmoor Brentmoor
  • Monterosa Monterosa

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. 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
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