Lancaster Court House Historic District

Lancaster Court House Historic District
View of the Lancaster Court House Historic District, including Lancaster Court House and the Steuart Blakemore Building
Location VA 3, Lancaster, Virginia
Coordinates 37°46′11″N 76°27′53″W / 37.76972°N 76.46472°WCoordinates: 37°46′11″N 76°27′53″W / 37.76972°N 76.46472°W
Area 39 acres (16 ha)
Architectural style Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Governing body State
NRHP Reference # 83003286[1]
VLR # 051-0081
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 11, 1983
Designated VLR January 18, 1983[2]

The Lancaster Court House Historic District is a national historic district consisting of a complex of five historic buildings located in Lancaster, Virginia, Lancaster County, Virginia. The complex includes Lancaster Court House, the Old Jail (1820), the Clerk's Office (c. 1797), Lancaster House and the Steuart Blakemore Building (c.1900). The latter four buildings also make up the Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library, founded in 1958, whose purpose is to preserve the history of Lancaster County, Virginia.[3][4]

The Lancaster Court House Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Official website of The Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library Retrieved January 2012
  4. ↑ Janel Crist Kausner (March 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lancaster Court House Historic District". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map

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