Ashville Historic District (Marshall, Virginia)

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Ashville Historic District
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LocationArea including 4236-4130 Ashville Rd. and part of Old Ashville Rd., near Marshall, Virginia
Coordinates 38°52′00″N77°52′22″W / 38.86667°N 77.87278°W / 38.86667; -77.87278
Area23 acres (9.3 ha)
Built1870 (1870)
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 04000043 [1]
VLR No.030-5323
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 11, 2004
Designated VLRDecember 3, 2003 [2]

Ashville Historic District is a national historic district located near Marshall, Fauquier County, Virginia. It encompasses 16 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the Reconstruction-era African-American rural village of Ashville. The district contains nine properties, including the Gothic Revival style Ashville Baptist Church (1899), Ashville School (1910s), Ashville Community Cemetery, and a concentration of historic dwellings and related outbuildings. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. Maral S. Kalbian and Margaret T. Peters (July 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ashville Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine