Marshall Historic District (Marshall, Virginia) Explained

Marshall Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 6, 2006[1]
Designated Other1 Number:030-5156
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Including parts of Anderson R., Emerald Ln., Frost St., Main St., Rosstown Rd. Wild Aster Ct. and Winchester Rd., Marshall, Virginia
Coordinates:38.8664°N -77.8547°W
Builder:Cain, H.L.; Fleming, Irvin, et al.
Architecture:Federal, Gothic Revival, et al.
Added:March 19, 2007
Refnum:07000191
Nocat:yes

Marshall Historic District is a national historic district located at Marshall, Fauquier County, Virginia. It encompasses 314 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in the rural village of Marshall. The district represents a collection of historic buildings with a wide range of building types and architectural styles that date from the end of the 18th century to the mid-20th century. Notable buildings include the Fauquier Heritage and Preservation Foundation building (c. 1771), hosteller's house for Rector's Ordinary (c. 1800), a store and Confederate post office (c. 1805), the Elgin House (c. 1820, 1892), former Marshall Pharmacy (c. 1830), the Foley Building (c. 1830), the Gothic Revival style Trinity Episcopal Church (1849), Salem Baptist Church (1929), Marshall United Methodist Church (1899), and the Marshall Ford Company (1916), reputed to be the oldest building built as a Ford dealership in the United States that is still functioning as such.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

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Some of the contributing buildings in the Marshall Historic District:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Marshall Historic District . Maral S. Kalbian and Margaret T. Peters . June 2006. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map