The Bluemont Historic District comprises the historic core of Bluemont, Virginia. The town is located on the eastern side of Snickers Gap, with the majority of the district fronting on the Snickersville Turnpike, also designated Virginia State Route 734. The district includes 43 buildings, of which 36 are houses, five are commercial structure, a church and a community center. The oldest structure in Bluemont is Clayton Hall (1797), a large stone house. The Amos Clayton farm was located at the junction of Routes 734 and 760, now in the center of town. Relatively few pre-Civil War structures remain in Bluemont. Apart from Clayton Hall, the most significant is the Bluemont Methodist Church (circa 1851).[3]
Most of the district's houses date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The completion of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad line in 1900 to Bluemont brought prosperity and growth to the town. Two hotels, the Loudoun House Hotel (1900) and the Blue Ridge Inn (1904), served summer visitors to the mountaintop town.[3]
bluemont, historic, district, comprises, historic, core, bluemont, virginia, town, located, eastern, side, snickers, with, majority, district, fronting, snickersville, turnpike, also, designated, virginia, state, route, district, includes, buildings, which, ho. The Bluemont Historic District comprises the historic core of Bluemont Virginia The town is located on the eastern side of Snickers Gap with the majority of the district fronting on the Snickersville Turnpike also designated Virginia State Route 734 The district includes 43 buildings of which 36 are houses five are commercial structure a church and a community center The oldest structure in Bluemont is Clayton Hall 1797 a large stone house The Amos Clayton farm was located at the junction of Routes 734 and 760 now in the center of town Relatively few pre Civil War structures remain in Bluemont Apart from Clayton Hall the most significant is the Bluemont Methodist Church circa 1851 3 Bluemont Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtVirginia Landmarks RegisterBluemont Community CenterShow map of Northern VirginiaShow map of VirginiaShow map of the United StatesLocationVA 734 and 760 Bluemont VirginiaCoordinates39 6 38 35 N 77 49 59 50 W 39 1106528 N 77 8331944 W 39 1106528 77 8331944Area60 acres 24 ha NRHP reference No 84003546 1 VLR No 053 6161Significant datesAdded to NRHPFebruary 23 1984Designated VLRJanuary 17 1984 2 Most of the district s houses date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries The completion of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad line in 1900 to Bluemont brought prosperity and growth to the town Two hotels the Loudoun House Hotel 1900 and the Blue Ridge Inn 1904 served summer visitors to the mountaintop town 3 The Bluemont Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 23 1984 1 References Edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Virginia Landmarks Register Virginia Department of Historic Resources Archived from the original on September 21 2013 Retrieved June 5 2013 a b Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff December 1983 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Bluemont Historic District PDF National Park Service Retrieved September 21 2011 This article about a property in Loudoun County Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bluemont Historic District amp oldid 1168910266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
