Buckland Historic District is a national historic district located at Buckland, Prince William County, Virginia. It encompasses 30 contributing buildings, 11 contributing sites, and 6 contributing structures in the town of Buckland. The district is centered on a grist mill (c. 1899), Buckland Mill, the third such structure located on the site. Besides the mill, the most significant buildings include an early 19th-century wagon tavern and a small church (c. 1857). For the most part the houses are small, simple, 19th-century dwellings constructed of log, frame or stone; most were intended to serve a commercial as well as a residential purpose. Other contributing resources include the mill race and dam, Cerro Gordo plantation, portions of the Civil War Buckland battlefields, the Kinsley Mill and miller's house, and Buckland Hall (c. 1774).[3][4]
Buckland Historic District | |
 Buckland Tavern in the Buckland Historic District, March 2007 | |
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| Location | 7980-8205 Buckland Mill Rd. and 16206, 16208, 16210, and 16211 Lee Highway; also parts of Buckland Mill and Cerro Gordo Rds., and U.S. Routes 15/29, Buckland, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°46′50″N 77°40′29″W / 38.78056°N 77.67472°W |
| Area | 429.6 acres (173.9 ha) |
| Built | 1774 |
| Built by | Crozet, Claudius; Sanders, Leslie, et al. |
| Architectural style | Federal, Late Federal, Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000681, 08000246 (Boundary Increase)[1] |
| VLR No. | 076-0313 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 17, 1988, March 27, 2008 (Boundary Increase) |
| Designated VLR | December 8, 1987, December 5, 2007[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, with a boundary increase in 2008.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ James C. Massey and Shirley Maxwell (July 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buckland Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ David A. Brown and Thane H. Harpole (August 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buckland Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.