Upperville Historic District Explained

Upperville Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:January 18, 1972[1]
Designated Other1 Number:030-5438
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Including the entire village extending approximately 1 mi. along Rt. 50, Upperville, Virginia
Coordinates:38.9919°N -77.8822°W
Architecture:Greek Revival, Italianate, Federal
Added:October 18, 1972
Refnum:72001394
Nocat:yes

Upperville Historic District is a national historic district located at Upperville, Fauquier County, Virginia. It encompasses 75 contributing buildings in the rural village of Upperville. The district includes residential, commercial, and institutional buildings that mostly date to the first half of the 19th century. Notable buildings include the Joseph Carr houses (1796, 1810), the Doctor Smith House (1830s), the United Methodist Church (1833), the Upperville library (1826), the Upperville Primitive Baptist Church (1840) and the Baptist Church (1889).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Upperville Historic District . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. January 1972. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map