Morven is a historic home located near Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia. The house consists of four one-to-two story, three-bay, gable-roofed houses dating from the late-18th to mid-19th centuries and in the Federal style. The houses were sequentially built in log, frame and stone at right angles of each other. The house is in a cross plan, with an open courtyard in the middle. Also on the property are the contributing meat house and stone summer kitchen (c. 1820).[3]
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| Location | 3918 Leeds Manor Rd., near Markham, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°52′21″N 77°59′51″W / 38.87250°N 77.99750°W |
| Area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| Built | 1820 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000597[1] |
| VLR No. | 030-0864 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 30, 2002 |
| Designated VLR | March 14, 2001[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Cheryl H. Shepherd (January 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morven" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo