Moorefield (Vienna, Virginia)

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Moorefield
Site of Moorefield with marker and corner stones.jpg
Present site of Moorefield with marker and corner stones, circa 2017
Location Vienna, Virginia
Built1794
NRHP reference No. 78003014
VLR No.153-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 19, 1978 [1]
Designated April 19, 1978
Designated VLRSeptember 20, 1977
Removed from NRHPJune 10, 2005
Delisted VLRJune 19, 2008

Moorefield in Fairfax County was the home of Reverend Jeremiah Moore (1746-1815), a Baptist preacher who was an early advocate of religious freedom and the separation of church and state in Virginia. [2] [3] [4] Moorefield was previously on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the U.S. National Register of Historic Places before the building was dismantled in 2003. [5] [6] [7]

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History

The one and a half story home was originally a simple wood-frame farmhouse, built in around 1794 on Moore's 600-acre estate. [2] [8] [9] Beginning in the 1970s, the home was owned by the Town of Vienna, Virginia. [10] [11] On April 19, 1978, the home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, with plans for renovation and development of the home as a cultural site. [2] [12] [13]

The building eventually was in a state of disrepair and was deemed too expensive to restore. In September 2003, the building was dismantled and its parts were put into storage. [5] [11] The property was delisted from the registry in 2005. [5]

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References

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