Village of Morattico Historic District explained

Village of Morattico Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 20, 2010[1]
Designated Other1 Number:051-5223
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Portions of Morattico Rd., Riverside, & Saltwater Drs., Church, & Sea Shell Lns., Mulberry Creek, & Water View Rds., Morattico, Virginia
Coordinates:37.7892°N -76.6292°W
Architect:multiple
Added:November 22, 2011
Refnum:11000857[2]

Village of Morattico Historic District is a national historic district located at Morattico, Lancaster County, Virginia. The district encompasses 69 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 3 contributing structures in the village of Morattico. The district includes residential, commercial, and institutional buildings in a community whose economy was based on water-borne transportation, seafood extraction, and seafood processing. The village developed after 1890. Notable buildings include the Morattico General Store (c. 1890), Dr. Lewis' Office (c. 1910), Morattico Post Office (1949), Jackson Seafood (1950), Shelton Crab House, and Emmanuel United Methodist Church (1898).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[2]

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 Listings. 2011-12-02. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/21/11 through 11/25/11. National Park Service.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Village of Morattico Historic District. Bryan Clark Green . Susan Reed . Robert S. Mills . amp . June 2010. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying six photos and Accompanying map