Moorefield in Fairfax County was the home of Reverend Jeremiah Moore (1746–1815), a Baptist preacher who was an early advocate of religious freedom and the separation of church and state in Virginia.[2][3][4] Moorefield was previously on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the U.S. National Register of Historic Places before the building was dismantled in 2003.[5][6][7]
Moorefield | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Present site of Moorefield with marker and corner stones, circa 2017 | |
| Location | Vienna, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Built | 1794 |
| NRHP reference No. | 78003014 |
| VLR No. | 153-0004 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 19, 1978[1] |
| Designated | April 19, 1978 |
| Designated VLR | September 20, 1977 |
| Removed from NRHP | June 10, 2005 |
| Delisted VLR | June 19, 2008 |
History
editThe one and a half story home was originally a simple wood-frame farmhouse, built in around 1794 on Moore's 600-acre estate.[2][8][9] Beginning in the 1970s, the home was owned by the Town of Vienna, Virginia.[10][11] On April 19, 1978, the home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, with plans for renovation and development of the home as a cultural site.[2][12][13]
The building eventually was in a state of disrepair and was deemed too expensive to restore. In September 2003, the building was dismantled and its parts were put into storage.[5][11] The property was delisted from the registry in 2005.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c "National Registry of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Moorefield" (PDF). 1978.
- ^ Netherton, Nan (1978). Fairfax County, Virginia: A History. Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. ISBN 978-0-9601630-1-4.
- ^ Moorefield: Vienna, Virginia : Home of Jeremiah Moore. Southwest Vienna Citizens Association. 1973.
- ^ a b c "153-0004". DHR. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ Virginia Town & City. Virginia Municipal League. 1982.
- ^ "A Guide to the Virginia Room Vertical and Historic Landmark Files, Undated Virginia Room Vertical and Historic Landmark Files". ead.lib.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ DiBacco, Thomas V. (1971). Moorefield; Home of Early Baptist Preacher Jeremiah Moore. Fairfax County Division of Planning.
- ^ “To Thomas Jefferson from Jeremiah Moore, 12 July 1800,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-32-02-0036 . [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 32, 1 June 1800 – 16 February 1801, ed. Barbara B. Oberg. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005, pp. 52–54.]
- ^ "Historic Properties | Town of Vienna, VA". www.viennava.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ a b "Register of Vienna Historic Structures, Sites, and Places" (PDF). 2019.
- ^ Neblett, Nathaniel Palmer (1990). Moorefield, Vienna, Virginia: Historic Structure Report for Historic Vienna, Inc. & Town of Vienna. The Author.
- ^ Loth, Calder (1999). The Virginia Landmarks Register. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0-8139-1862-4.