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Historic district in Virginia, United States

United States historic place
Village of Morattico Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
U.S. Post Office in Morattico
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LocationPortions of Morattico Rd., Riverside, & Saltwater Drs., Church, & Sea Shell Lns., Mulberry Creek, & Water View Rds., Morattico, Virginia
Coordinates37°47′21″N 76°37′45″W / 37.78917°N 76.62917°W / 37.78917; -76.62917
Area200 acres (81 ha)
Architectmultiple
NRHP reference No.11000857
VLR No.051-5223
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 2011
Designated VLRSeptember 20, 2010

Village of Morattico Historic District is a national historic district located at Morattico, Lancaster County, Virginia. The district encompasses 69 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 3 contributing structures in the village of Morattico. The district includes residential, commercial, and institutional buildings in a community whose economy was based on water-borne transportation, seafood extraction, and seafood processing. The village developed after 1890. Notable buildings include the Morattico General Store (c. 1890), Dr. Lewis' Office (c. 1910), Morattico Post Office (1949), Jackson Seafood (1950), Shelton Crab House, and Emmanuel United Methodist Church (1898).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

References

  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/21/11 through 11/25/11. National Park Service. December 2, 2011.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Bryan Clark Green; Susan Reed & Robert S. Mills (June 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Village of Morattico Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying six photos and Accompanying map
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