Marshall Historic District (Marshall, Virginia)

Marshall Historic District

Marshall, Virginia Historic District
Location Including parts of Anderson R., Emerald Ln., Frost St., Main St., Rosstown Rd. Wild Aster Ct. and Winchester Rd., Marshall, Virginia
Coordinates 38°51′59″N 77°51′17″W / 38.86639°N 77.85472°W / 38.86639; -77.85472Coordinates: 38°51′59″N 77°51′17″W / 38.86639°N 77.85472°W / 38.86639; -77.85472
Area 99 acres (40 ha)
Built 1771 (1771)
Built by Cain, H.L.; Fleming, Irvin, et al.
Architectural style Federal, Gothic Revival, et al.
NRHP Reference # 07000191[1]
VLR # 030-5156
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 19, 2007
Designated VLR December 6, 2006[2]

Marshall Historic District is a national historic district located at Marshall, Fauquier County, Virginia. It encompasses 314 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in the rural village of Marshall. The district represents a collection of historic buildings with a wide range of building types and architectural styles that date from the end of the 18th century to the mid-20th century. Notable buildings include the Fauquier Heritage and Preservation Foundation building (c. 1771), hosteller’s house for Rector’s Ordinary (c. 1800), a store and Confederate post office (c. 1805), the Elgin House (c. 1820, 1892), former Marshall Pharmacy (c. 1830), the Foley Building (c. 1830), the Gothic Revival style Trinity Episcopal Church (1849), Salem Baptist Church (1929), Marshall United Methodist Church (1899), and the Marshall Ford Company (1916), reputed to be the oldest building built as a Ford dealership in the United States that is still functioning as such.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

Some of the contributing buildings in the Marshall Historic District:

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. ↑ Maral S. Kalbian and Margaret T. Peters (June 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Marshall Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map


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