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Brentsville Historic District

Coordinates: 38°41′21″N 77°30′06″W / 38.68917°N 77.50167°W / 38.68917; -77.50167
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Brentsville Historic District
One-room school in the Brentsville Historic District, March 2007
Brentsville Historic District is located in Northern Virginia
Brentsville Historic District
Brentsville Historic District is located in Virginia
Brentsville Historic District
Brentsville Historic District is located in the United States
Brentsville Historic District
LocationRoughly Bristow Rd. from Old Church Rd. to Isaac Walton Rd., near Bristow, Virginia
Coordinates38°41′21″N 77°30′06″W / 38.68917°N 77.50167°W / 38.68917; -77.50167
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]

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

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  1. ^ a b "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 September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 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