Brentsville Historic District

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]

Brentsville Historic District
One-room school in the Brentsville Historic District, March 2007
LocationRoughly Bristow Rd. from Old Church Rd. to Isaac Walton Rd., near Bristow, Virginia
Coordinates38°41′21″N 77°30′06″W
Area27 acres (11 ha)
Built1822 (1822)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal, I-house
MPSCivil War Properties in Prince William County MPS
NRHP reference No.90001829[1]
VLR No.076-0338
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 21, 1990
Designated VLRFebruary 20, 1990 [2]

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

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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. William T. Frazier; Nancy Born & 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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