Goose Creek Historic District Explained

Goose Creek Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:July 21, 1981[1]
Designated Other1 Number:053-0002
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Roughly bounded by Purcellville, Virginia 611, 728, 797, 622, 704, and 709, Lincoln, Virginia
Coordinates:39.1167°N -77.6833°W
Added:November 14, 1982
Refnum:82001822

The Goose Creek Historic District is a rural landscape in the Goose Creek valley of Loudoun County, Virginia. The district covers about 10000acres south of Hamilton and Purcellville and includes the village of Lincoln. The majority of the district is farmland, with areas of forest along Hogback Mountain. The area was settled by Quakers in the mid-18th century, represented by simple houses and the Goose Creek Meetinghouse Complex in Lincoln, separately listed on the National Register of Historic Places. About 270 buildings lie within the district. The district includes 44 stone buildings, reflecting the popularity of this material in the 18th and 19th centuries in this area. Many houses have outbuildings and barns built in a manner complementary to the dwellings. By the mid-19th century, materials turned to brick, with the Glebe of Shelburne Parish an NRHP-listed example of a brick Federal style house, as well as the Israel Janney House.[2]

The Goose Creek Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1982.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Goose Creek Historic District. National Park Service. 20 September 2011. July 1981.