National Register of Historic Places - Virginia (VA), Shenandoah County

Shenandoah County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include New Market Battlefield Park, Fort Bowman, New Market Historic District and Strasburg Historic DIstrict and Bowman-Zirkle Farm.

The famous person Isaac Bowman is associated with one of more of the Shenandoah County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Shenandoah County places including Harold Shannon. Prominent architectural styles found in Shenandoah Country are Late Victorian, Federal and Queen Anne.

Bowman-Zirkle Farm (added 2009 - - #09000642)

Also known as Isaiah Bowman Farm, 085-0438

12097 S. Middle Rd. , Edinburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Edinburg Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000845)

Also known as 215-1

Roughly along Stony Creek Blvd., Shenandoah and Railroad Aves. , Edinburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Military, Commerce, Transportation, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Forestville Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000874)

Jct. of VA 42, 614 & 767, Forestville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry, Agriculture, Commerce, European, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Fort Bowman (added 1969 - - #69000279)

Also known as Harmony Hall

NE of jct. of Rtes. 660 and U.S. 11 , Middletown

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Bowman,Isaac,et al.

Significant Year:

1778, 1779, 1753

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Funkhouser Farm (added 2018 - - #100002533)

27812 Old Valley Pike, Toms Brook

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1790-1900 AD

Mount Jackson Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000541)

Also known as VDHR File No. 265-4

Main, King, Gospel, Broad, Bridge, Race, Clifford, Tisinger and Wunder Sts. and Orkney Dr. , Mount Jackson

Strawser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Shannon, Harold

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Federal

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

New Market Battlefield Park (added 1970 - - #70000824)

Also known as New Market Battlefield

N of jct. of U.S. 11 and U.S. 211 , New Market

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

New Market Historic District (added 1972 - - #72001416)

Jct. of U.S. 11 and 211 , New Market

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Georgian, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture, Literature, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Strasburg Historic DIstrict (added 1984 - - #84003595)

Roughly bounded by RR tracks, 3rd, High, and Massanutten Sts. , Strasburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling