National Register of Historic Places - Virginia (VA), Warren County

Warren County Virginia (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove, Skyline Drive Historic District, Thunderbird Archeological District, Flint Run Archeological District and Front Royal Recreational Park Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Archaic Indian, Paleo-Indian, Woodland Indian, Early Archaic and Paleo Indian dating back to 10999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Warren County places including Isaac Hite and Civilian Conservation Corps. Prominent architectural styles found in Warren Country are Federal, Colonial Revival and Georgian.

Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove (added 1969 - - #69000243)

On I-81 between Middletown and Strasburg , Strasburg

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Museum

Flint Run Archeological District (added 1976 - - #76002125)

Also known as Flint Run Complex;Thunderbird

Address Restricted , Front Royal

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Archaic Indian, Paleo-Indian, Woodland Indian

Period of Significance:

9000-10999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Extractive Facility, Graves/Burials, Manufacturing Facility, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Museum, Park

Front Royal Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000209)

Irregular district aroun E and W Main St., and S Royal Ave. , Front Royal

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Front Royal Recreational Park Historic District (added 1992 - - #91001975)

Also known as Front Royal Country Club;DHR File No. 93-63

VA 665, 1.1 mi. N of Riverton from VA 522 , Front Royal

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

Riverton Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000514)

Also known as VDHR No. 112-5932

Roughly along Crisman Dr., Duck St., Old Winchester Pike, Queens Hwy., Riverside Dr., Rugby St., and Strasburg Rd. , Front Royal

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Post Office, Processing, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Warehouse

Rockland Rural Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000809)

Front Royal, Front Royal

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture, Other

Period of Significance:

1750-1974 AD

Skyline Drive Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000375)

Shenandoah National Park, from the N entrance station at Front Royal to the S entrance station at Rockfish Gap , Luray

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Transportation, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Architecture, Engineering, Conservation, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Conservation Area, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related

Thunderbird Archeological District (added 1977 - - #77001495)

Also known as Thunderbird Site (44Wr11);Fifty Site (44Wr50);Fifty Bog (44W

Address Restricted , Limeton

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Early Archaic, Paleo Indian

Period of Significance:

9000-10999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater