Morgantown Historic District (Marshall, Virginia)
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Morgantown Historic District | |
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Intersection Of Mt. Nebo and Free State Roads | |
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| Location | The area roughly surrounding the junction of Freestate Rd. and Mount Nebo Church Rd., as well as a discontiguous cemetery located approximately 0.2 miles (0.32 km) to the southeast at the end of Mount Nebo Church Rd., near Marshall, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°50′25″N 77°52′35″W / 38.84028°N 77.87639°WCoordinates: 38°50′25″N 77°52′35″W / 38.84028°N 77.87639°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| NRHP Reference # | 04000045[1] |
| VLR # | 030-5322 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 11, 2004 |
| Designated VLR | December 3, 2003[2] |
Morgantown Historic District is a national historic district located near Marshall, Fauquier County, Virginia. It encompasses 7 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the Reconstruction-era African-American rural village of Morgantown. The district contains four dwellings, the Mount Nebo Baptist Church (1902), an abandoned Morgantown School (c. 1891), a meat house, the ruins of an outbuilding, and a cemetery.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Maral S. Kalbian and Margaret T. Peters (July 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morgantown Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map
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