Morven (Markham, Virginia) Explained

Morven
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 14, 2001[1]
Designated Other1 Number:030-0864
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:3918 Leeds Manor Rd., near Markham, Virginia
Coordinates:38.8725°N -77.9975°W
Architecture:Federal
Added:May 30, 2002
Refnum:02000597

Morven is a historic home located near Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia. The house consists of four one-to-two story, three-bay, gable-roofed houses dating from the late-18th to mid-19th centuries and in the Federal style. The houses were sequentially built in log, frame and stone at right angles of each other. The house is in a cross plan, with an open courtyard in the middle. Also on the property are the contributing meat house and stone summer kitchen (c. 1820).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

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: Morven . Cheryl H. Shepherd. January 2001. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo