Paris Historic District
Paris Historic District | |
 Ashby Inn | |
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| Location | Area inc. Federal St. and parts of Republican St. and Gap Run Rd., Paris, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°00′18″N 77°57′07″W / 39.00500°N 77.95194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1786 |
| Architect | Hanes, Henry S.; Hinson, Ambrose |
| Architectural style | Federal, Gothic Revival, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000192[1] |
| VLR No. | 030-0222 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 21, 2007 |
| Designated VLR | March 21, 2007[2] |
Paris Historic District is a national historic district located at Paris, Fauquier County, Virginia. It encompasses 53 contributing resources in the rural village of Paris. The district includes primarily residences, although the district also includes some commercial buildings, churches, a former school, and a cemetery. Fifty-two of the 53 contributing resources are already listed as part of the Crooked Run Valley Rural Historic District. Notable buildings include "Wagoner's Stand" (c. 1820), the Josiah Murray House (c. 1820), the William Peck House, Old Paris Meeting House (c. 1830), the Willis-Carr House (c. 1840), the former Rogers Store (c. 1850), and Trinity United Methodist Church (1892).[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[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. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Maral S. Kalbian and Margaret T. Peters (June 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Paris Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map
External links
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Media related to Paris Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
- Watts Ashby Tavern, State Routes 759 & 701, Paris, Fauquier County, VA: 6 photos at Historic American Buildings Survey
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- Historic districts in Fauquier County, Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Greek Revival architecture in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Fauquier County, Virginia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Fauquier County, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs