Occoquan Historic District Explained

Occoquan Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:August 16, 1983[1]
Designated Other1 Number:272-0012
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Roughly bounded by the Occoquan River, Center Lane, Washington St. and western end of Mill St., Occoquan, Virginia
Coordinates:38.6842°N -77.2606°W
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Federal
Added:October 6, 1983
Refnum:83004255

Occoquan Historic District is a national historic district located at Occoquan, Prince William County, Virginia. It encompasses 60 contributing buildings in the town of Occoquan. The buildings are predominantly frame, two-story,residential structures although the earliest examples are constructed of stone or brick. The Ellicott's Mill House (c. 1760) houses Historic Occoquan, Inc. The district also includes several notable non-residential buildings including the Hammill Hotel (c. 1830), Ebenezer Church (1853), Methodist Church (1926), and Crescent Lodge #3 (1889). Located in the district is the separately listed Rockledge.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

External links

1 photo and 2 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey

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: Occoquan Historic District . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. August 1983. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map