Occoquan Historic District

Occoquan Historic District

Ellicott's Mill House in the Occoquan Historic District, January 2013
Location Roughly bounded by the Occoquan River, Center Lane, Washington St. and western end of Mill St., Occoquan, Virginia
Coordinates 38°41′03″N 77°15′38″W / 38.68417°N 77.26056°W / 38.68417; -77.26056Coordinates: 38°41′03″N 77°15′38″W / 38.68417°N 77.26056°W / 38.68417; -77.26056
Area 13.3 acres (5.4 ha)
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Federal
NRHP Reference # 83004255[1]
VLR # 272-0012
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 6, 1983
Designated VLR August 16, 1983[2]

Occoquan Historic District is a national historic district located at Occoquan, Prince William County, Virginia. It encompasses 60 contributing buildings in the town of Occoquan. The buildings are predominantly frame, two-story, residential structures although the earliest examples are constructed of stone or brick. The Ellicott's Mill House (c. 1760) houses Historic Occoquan, Inc. The district also includes a number of notable non-residential buildings including the Hammill Hotel (c. 1830), Ebenezer Church (1924), Methodist church (1926), and Crescent Lodge #3 (1889). Located in the district is the separately listed Rockledge.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Occoquan Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map


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