Langley Fork Historic District

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Langley Fork Historic District
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Hickory Hill, July 2007
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LocationJct. of Georgetown Pike and Old Chain Bridge Rd., Langley, Virginia
Coordinates 38°56′46″N77°09′36″W / 38.94611°N 77.16000°W / 38.94611; -77.16000
Area37 acres (15 ha)
NRHP reference No. 82001818 [1]
VLR No.029-0214
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 19, 1982
Designated VLRSeptember 16, 1980 [2]

Langley Fork Historic District is a national historic district located at Langley, Fairfax County, Virginia. It encompasses 12 contributing buildings. They include Hickory Hill (c. 1870, 1931, 1964), the Langley Ordinary (c. 1850), the Langley Toll House (1820), Gunnell's Chapel, the Langley Friends meeting house (1853), a day school in an old church formerly converted to a residence (the Mackall House, 1858), and an Amoco service station dated to 1932. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. Elizabeth David (May 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Langley Fork Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map