Brentsville Historic District

Brentsville Historic District
One-room school in the Brentsville Historic District, March 2007
Location Roughly Bristow Rd. from Old Church Rd. to Isaac Walton Rd., near Bristow, Virginia
Coordinates 38°41′21″N 77°30′06″W / 38.68917°N 77.50167°W / 38.68917; -77.50167Coordinates: 38°41′21″N 77°30′06″W / 38.68917°N 77.50167°W / 38.68917; -77.50167
Area 27 acres (11 ha)
Built 1822 (1822)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal, I-house
MPS Civil War Properties in Prince William County MPS
NRHP Reference # 90001829[1]
VLR # 076-0338
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 21, 1990
Designated VLR February 20, 1990 [2]

Brentsville Historic District is a national historic district located near Bristow, at Brentsville, Prince William County, Virginia. It encompasses 23 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the village of Brentsville platted in 1822. These include the former Brentsville Courthouse and Jail, a one-room school (1928), three churches, 11 houses, one ruins of a dwelling, a tavern square site, and 14 outbuildings.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. William T. Frazier, Nancy Born, and Susan Smead (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brentsville Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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