Opequon Historic District

Opequon Historic District

Second Opequon Presbyterian Church
Location Jct. of VA 622 and VA 620, near Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates 39°9′26″N 78°14′50″W / 39.15722°N 78.24722°W / 39.15722; -78.24722Coordinates: 39°9′26″N 78°14′50″W / 39.15722°N 78.24722°W / 39.15722; -78.24722
Area 94 acres (38 ha)
Built 1736 (1736)
Architectural style Colonial, Federal
NRHP Reference # 02000515[1]
VLR # 034-5037
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 16, 2002
Designated VLR December 5, 2001[2]

Opequon Historic District is a national historic district located near Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. It encompasses 33 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the village of Opequon. Notable buildings include Race Mills (ca. 1751, ca. 1812 additions, 1950s restoration) the oldest surviving building in the village, the Glass-Rinker-Cooper Mill (c. 1812), Greenwood, The Millhouse (1738 or 1756), Homespun (1771), the Hodgson (Bayliss) Store (late 1800s), The Second Opequon Presbyterian Church (1939), Tokes' Inn (late 1800s), and Bleak House (Bageant House).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[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. ↑ I. William Zartman (May 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Opequon Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos and [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Frederick/Opequon.pdf Accompanying map


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