Washington Historic District (Washington, Virginia)

Washington Historic District is a national historic district located at Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia. It encompasses 147 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 8 contributing structures, and 2 contributing object in the town of Washington. The focal point of the town is the Rappahannock County Courthouse complex. The courthouse building was built in 1833, and is a two-story, brick Jeffersonian-style building. Other notable buildings include the Baptist Church and Masonic Hall (1873), the fire station, the county jail (mid- 19th century), an Edwardian brick bank building, a former movie theater, a small one-story, shingled Gothic cottage, the Washington Methodist Church (1889), the brick Roman Revival library (1858), and the Gothic-Revival Trinity Episcopal Church (1852).[3][4]

Washington Historic District
Rappahannock County Courthouse, May, 2016
LocationParts of Main St., Piedmont Ave., Calvert, Middle and Porter Sts., Washington, Virginia
Coordinates38°42′51″N 78°09′34″W
Area140 acres (57 ha)
Built1749 (1749)
Built byWashington, George; Powers, James Leake
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Greek Revival, Jeffersonian
NRHP reference No.75002033[1]
VLR No.322-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 28, 1975
Designated VLRApril 15, 1975, October 18, 2006[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Washington Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map
  4. Cheryl H. Shepherd and Jean McRae (July 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Washington Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
The Courthouse Green, with a Confederate monument by Herbert Barbee.



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