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

Warren County Virginia has 21 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 8 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove, Skyline Drive Historic District, Thunderbird Archeological District, Erin and Fairview Farm.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Middle Archaic, Archaic Indian, Paleo-Indian, Woodland Indian, Early Archaic and Paleo Indian dating back to 10999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Warren County historic places including David Funsten and William E. Carson.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Warren County places including Isaac Hite, Alan J. Saville, Civilian Conservation Corps, Mullett,A.B., and Co., J.P. Pettyjohn and unknown. Prominent architectural styles found in Warren Country are Greek Revival, Colonial Revival and Federal.

Balthis House (added 2004 - - #04000860)

Also known as VDHR File No. 112-0009, E.C. Balthis Blacksmith Shop Property; Balthis' Old Stand

55 Chester St. , Front Royal

Hammon27~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove (added 1969 - - #69000243)

On I-81 between Middletown and Strasburg , Strasburg

APK, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Museum

More Information:

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Compton Gap Site (added 1985 - - #85003176)

Also known as WR-103

Address Restricted , Luray

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Late Middle Archaic

Period of Significance:

2000-2499 BC, 1500-1999 BC, 1000-1499 BC

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Unknown

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park, Unoccupied Land

Erin (added 1979 - - #79003093)

NE of Front Royal on U.S. 340/522 , Front Royal

APK, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Funsten,David

Significant Year:

1848

Area of Significance:

Law, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Fairview Farm (added 1986 - - #86001249)

VA 658 , Front Royal

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Flint Run Archeological District (added 1976 - - #76002125)

Also known as Flint Run Complex;Thunderbird

Address Restricted , Front Royal

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Archaic Indian, Paleo-Indian, Woodland Indian

Period of Significance:

9000-10999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Extractive Facility, Graves/Burials, Manufacturing Facility, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Museum, Park

Front Royal Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000209)

Irregular district aroun E and W Main St., and S Royal Ave. , Front Royal

File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

More Information:

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Front Royal Recreational Park Historic District (added 1992 - - #91001975)

Also known as Front Royal Country Club;DHR File No. 93-63

VA 665, 1.1 mi. N of Riverton from VA 522 , Front Royal

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

More Information:

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Killahevlin (added 1993 - - #93001128)

Also known as 112-240

1401 N Royal Ave. , Front Royal

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mullett,A.B., and Co.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Carson,William E.

Significant Year:

1926, 1905

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

More Information:

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Long Meadow (added 1995 - - #95001169)

Also known as VDHR File No. 93-06

Co. Rd. 611 about 0.9 mi. S of jct. with Co. Rd. 612 , Middletown

KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Mount Zion (added 1970 - - #70000830)

NE of jct. of Rtes. 624 and 639 , Milldale

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Mountain House (added 2007 - - #07000801)

Also known as VDHR File# 093-0009

2471 Remound Rd. , Front Royal

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Riverside (added 1995 - - #95001172)

Also known as VDHR File No. 93-11

1315 Old Winchester Pike , Front Royal

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Riverton Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000514)

Also known as VDHR No. 112-5932

Roughly along Crisman Dr., Duck St., Old Winchester Pike, Queens Hwy., Riverside Dr., Rugby St., and Strasburg Rd. , Front Royal

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Post Office, Processing, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Warehouse

More Information:

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Rockland Rural Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000809)

Front Royal, Front Royal

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture, Other

Period of Significance:

1750-1974 AD

Rose Hill (added 1996 - - #96000578)

Also known as VDHR File No. 112-32

900 block of N. Royal Ave., , Front Royal

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Skyline Drive Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000375)

Shenandoah National Park, from the N entrance station at Front Royal to the S entrance station at Rockfish Gap , Luray

F\u00e6, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Transportation, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Architecture, Engineering, Conservation, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related

More Information:

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Sonner Hall (added 1987 - - #87000007)

Also known as Main Building

Third St. , Front Royal

Antepenultimate, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pettyjohn,J.P.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

Thunderbird Archeological District (added 1977 - - #77001495)

Also known as Thunderbird Site (44Wr11);Fifty Site (44Wr50);Fifty Bog (44W

Address Restricted , Limeton

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Early Archaic, Paleo Indian

Period of Significance:

9000-10999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

Warren County Courthouse (added 2000 - - #00000028)

Also known as VDR File No. 112-005

1 E. Main St. , Front Royal

APK, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Saville, Alan J.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse

More Information:

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