030-5322

Morgantown Historic District

VLR Listing Date

12/03/2003

NRHP Listing Date

02/11/2004

NRHP Reference Number

04000045

The Morgantown Historic District is located at the junction of Freestate Road and Mount Nebo Church Road, two miles south of the village of Marshall in Fauquier County. The crossroads community was created after William Morgan deeded land to several former slaves during the 1870s. The name of the community probably derives from this landholder. Although Morgantown is an unincorporated village that was never officially named, the word Morgantown appears in state land tax books as early as 1876. The Morgantown Historic District contains a concentration of historic buildings that are not only the oldest in the village, but well represent dwellings and institutional buildings typical of Reconstruction-era African American rural communities. All the buildings in the Morgantown Historic District are vernacular and were probably constructed by local residents.

Last Updated: February 19, 2024

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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark

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Nomination Form

156-5159

Warrenton Historic District (Boundary Increase 2024)

Fauquier (County)

030-5180

Silver Hill Baptist Church and School

Fauquier (County)

030-5932

African American Resources in Fauquier County, Virginia, 1865–1973

(MPD) Multiple Property Document