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Upperville Historic District

Coordinates: 38°59′31″N 77°52′56″W / 38.99194°N 77.88222°W / 38.99194; -77.88222
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Upperville Historic District
Upperville Library, Upperville Historic District, April 2013
Upperville Historic District is located in Northern Virginia
Upperville Historic District
Upperville Historic District is located in Virginia
Upperville Historic District
Upperville Historic District is located in the United States
Upperville Historic District
LocationIncluding the entire village extending approximately 1 mi. along Rt. 50, Upperville, Virginia
Coordinates38°59′31″N 77°52′56″W / 38.99194°N 77.88222°W / 38.99194; -77.88222
Area480 acres (190 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate, Federal
NRHP reference No.72001394[1]
VLR No.030-5438
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 18, 1972
Designated VLRJanuary 18, 1972[2]

Upperville Historic District is a national historic district located at Upperville, Fauquier County, Virginia. It encompasses 75 contributing buildings in the rural village of Upperville. The district includes residential, commercial, and institutional buildings that mostly date to the first half of the 19th century. Notable buildings include the Joseph Carr houses (1796, 1810), the Doctor Smith House (1830s), the United Methodist Church (1833), the Upperville library (1826), the Upperville Primitive Baptist Church (1840) and the Baptist Church (1889).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[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 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Upperville Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map