Leesburg Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Nocat: | yes |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | December 2, 1969, December 5, 2001[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 253-0035 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | Area of the original town centered at jct. of U.S. 15 and VA 9 (original); Roughly bounded by North, Union Sts., Morven park Rd., and Harrison St. (increase); in Leesburg, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 39.1147°N -77.5658°W |
Built: | (original); 1757 (increase) |
Architecture: | Classical Revival, Greek Revival (original); Georgian, et al. (increase) |
Architect: | French, Daniel, III; et al. (increase) |
Added: | February 26, 1970 (original) May 22, 2002 (increase) |
Refnum: | 70000807 |
Increase Refnum: | 02000531 |
The Leesburg Historic District in Leesburg, Virginia is a historic district that includes Classical Revival, Greek Revival, and Georgian architecture and dates back to 1757. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and its boundaries were increased in 2002.[2]
In 2004, the Victorian era Second Empire - Italianate influenced Carlheim Mansion and 16acres grounds (aka "Paxton") were added as a non-contiguous part of the Leesburg Historic District. The property is held in private trust and became the home of the Margaret Paxton Memorial Learning and Resource Campus, which includes the Aurora School, in November 2009.[3]