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Historic district in Virginia, United States

United States historic place
Goose Creek Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
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LocationRoughly bounded by Purcellville, Virginia 611, 728, 797, 622, 704, and 709, Lincoln, Virginia
Coordinates39°07′00″N 77°41′00″W / 39.11667°N 77.68333°W / 39.11667; -77.68333
Area865 acres (350 ha)
NRHP reference No.82001822
VLR No.053-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1982
Designated VLRJuly 21, 1981

The Goose Creek Historic District is a rural landscape in the Goose Creek valley of Loudoun County, Virginia. The district covers about 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) south of Hamilton and Purcellville and includes the village of Lincoln. The majority of the district is farmland, with areas of forest along Hogback Mountain. The area was settled by Quakers in the mid-18th century, represented by simple houses and the Goose Creek Meetinghouse Complex in Lincoln, separately listed on the National Register of Historic Places. About 270 buildings lie within the district. The district includes 44 stone buildings, reflecting the popularity of this material in the 18th and 19th centuries in this area. Many houses have outbuildings and barns built in a manner complementary to the dwellings. By the mid-19th century, materials turned to brick, with the Glebe of Shelburne Parish an NRHP-listed example of a brick Federal style house, as well as the Israel Janney House.

The Goose Creek Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1982.

References

  1. ^ "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. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Goose Creek Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved September 20, 2011.

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U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
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