{"nrhp_refnum":"07000277","name":"Purcellville Historic District","other_names":["Dhr #286-5001"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by W&OD Trail, S. 32nd St., W. F and E. G Sts., and Maple Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Purcellville","county":"Loudoun County","state":"VA","lat":39.13436809600006,"lon":-77.71412802811778,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-04-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Commerce","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 293-acre historic district covering the core of the town of Purcellville in western Loudoun County, Virginia, with a commercial center, industrial area and residential neighborhoods developed mainly from the late 19th to mid-20th century.","why_significant":"The district preserves a dense, intact collection of residential, commercial, religious, institutional and industrial buildings that reflect the town's growth, especially its late-19th and early-20th-century boom tied to the railroad. Its architecture shows a range of styles and building materials, including molded concrete block used after major fires, and includes work by local, African-American and regional builders and architects.","narrative":"Purcellville's historic district covers 293 acres in the center of the town in the Loudoun Valley of western Loudoun County, Virginia. It contains a small, dense commercial core along North 21st Street, an industrial area beside the former Washington & Old Dominion Railroad, and several residential neighborhoods, including a historically African-American neighborhood centered on East G Street. Most buildings date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the railroad fueled the town's growth. Fires in 1900 and 1914 destroyed much of the commercial center, so many surviving commercial buildings are brick or concrete block, and molded concrete block appears in several houses. The district includes early stone and log buildings, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival and Craftsman houses, and public buildings such as the 1937 library and the 1923 school. Builders included Arch Simpson, the Case Brothers Company and African-American craftsmen such as Joseph N. Cook and Louis Rector. The period of significance runs from 1830 to 1957.","period_of_significance":"1830-1957","architect_builder":"Local and regional builders including Arch Simpson, Case Brothers Company (Clarence Case), Joseph N. Cook, Louis Rector, Wilmer Baker; architects Dennison and Hirous, Delos Hamilton Smith","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival; Late Victorian; Queen Anne; Commercial Style; Bungalow/Craftsman; Ranch Style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Mixed continuing use: single and multiple dwellings, specialty stores and restaurants, a library, religious facilities and recreation areas.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:03.233973-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/5/6816/41681605/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/07000277.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000277/22bea03d66-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000277/22bea03d66-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Strawser","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Purcellville_Historic_District2.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Strawser</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Purcellville_Historic_District2.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"82001822","name":"Goose Creek Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/goose-creek-historic-district-82001822/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681605","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purcellville_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713106"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/loudoun-county/purcellville-historic-district-07000277/"}