| Bear's Den Rural Historic District | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
| Designated Other1 Date: | September 18, 2008[1] |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 021-5010 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Location: | Generally runs along both side of ridge along parts of Raven Rocks and Blue Ridge Mtn. Rds., Bluemont, Virginia |
| Coordinates: | 39.1097°N -77.8489°W |
| Architect: | Hummer, William E.; Clarke, Appleton |
| Architecture: | Queen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman |
| Added: | May 14, 2009 |
| Refnum: | 08001112 |
Bear's Den Rural Historic District is a national historic district located at Bluemont, Clarke County and Loudoun County, Virginia. It encompasses 152 contributing buildings, 12 contributing sites, 8 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object. The district includes a collection of late-19th- and early-20th-century dwellings that were constructed primarily as summer homes by wealthy Washingtonians who were attracted by the mountain's cooler summer climate. Their architecture reflects a number of popular styles, primarily American Craftsman / Bungalow, Colonial Revival, and Queen Anne styles. Other contributing buildings include: farm outbuildings such as barns and stables; domestic outbuildings such as spring houses, meat houses, guest cottages, root cellars, and garages; a former school; and a former church. The contributing sites include the ruins of buildings; including picnic shelters, above-ground cisterns, an old road bed; and the contributing object is a county boundary marker.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.