Old Town Manassas

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Manassas Historic District
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Old Town Manassas, November 2006
Old Town Manassas is located in Northern Virginia
Old Town Manassas
Old Town Manassas is located in Virginia
Old Town Manassas
Old Town Manassas is located in USA
Old Town Manassas
Location Roughly bounded by Quarry Rd., Prescott and Fairview Aves., the former Southern railroad line, and Grant Ave., Manassas, Virginia
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Area 93 acres (38 ha)
Architect Speiden, Albert; Et al.
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 88000747[1]
VLR # 155-0161
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 29, 1988
Designated VLR February 16, 1988[2]

Old Town Manassas, or the Manassas Historic District, is a national historic district located at Manassas, Virginia. It encompasses 206 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential area of city of Manassas.

Historic designation

The Manassas Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

Residential areas

Residential areas include dwellings in a variety of popular late-19th and early-20th century architectural styles. These range from Italianate, Second Empire and Queen Anne styles, to the Craftsman and American Foursquare styles.

Notable buildings

Notable buildings include the former Manassas Presbyterian Church (1875); the former All Saints Roman Catholic Church (1878); the Sillington, Hazen Building, formerly the National Bank of Manassas (1896); the former Hopkins Candy Factory (1908-1909); the old Manassas Town Hall; the Trinity Episcopal Church (1922); the Grace Methodist Church (1926); and the Norfolk-Southern Railway passenger station (1914). Also located in the district is the separately listed Prince William County Courthouse. Associated with the courthouse is the contributing monument commemorating the Peace Jubilee (1911).[3]

Church featured in the 1952 film My Son John

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