{"nrhp_refnum":"02000531","name":"Leesburg Historic District (Boundary Increase)","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by North, Union Sts., Morven park Rd., and Harrison St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Leesburg","county":"Loudoun County","state":"VA","lat":39.11503953400006,"lon":-77.56528911082037,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-05-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A boundary expansion of the Leesburg Historic District in Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, adding about thirty-seven buildings along West Market Street, South King Street and a few lots to the east, for an amended district of 177.5 acres. The town was created by the Virginia Assembly in 1758.","why_significant":"The document describes a cohesive county-seat town with buildings from the 1760s to the early 21st century, ranging from log Colonial houses to Federal, Greek Revival and Colonial Revival buildings. The expanded area adds more residential and commercial architecture and the town's early churches and cemeteries. The excerpt does not include the Section 8 statement, so the criteria and period are not stated.","narrative":"Leesburg's historic district, centered at the crossroads of Routes 7 and 15 in Loudoun County, Virginia, has been enlarged to 177.5 acres. The added area takes in lots on West Market Street west of Ayr Street, several lots on South King Street south of Monroe Street, and a few parcels to the east, about thirty-seven buildings in all. Blocks in the southwest corner of the older district were removed because of modern development. The town was established by the Virginia Assembly in 1758, and its buildings range from 1760s log and stone structures to turn-of-the-21st-century infill. Brick Federal townhouses, Georgian stone houses, Greek Revival porches, I-houses, Colonial Revival dwellings and bungalows are all represented, along with commercial buildings, churches and the courthouse at the center of town. Examples include the 1804 Leesburg Presbyterian Church and the Old Stone Church site and cemetery, associated with early Methodism. The expansion records the town's residential edges and its long architectural development.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial/Georgian, Early Republic/Federal and Early Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":[],"status_note":"Most buildings remain in use as dwellings, shops, offices, churches and government buildings; the district counts 60 contributing and 12 noncontributing buildings in the added area.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.600949-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/3/6816/41681603/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/02000531.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"70000807","name":"Leesburg Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/leesburg-historic-district-70000807/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681603","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/loudoun-county/leesburg-historic-district-boundary-increase-02000531/"}