{"nrhp_refnum":"84003546","name":"Bluemont Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"VA 734 and 760","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bluemont","county":"Loudoun County","state":"VA","lat":39.10957062850005,"lon":-77.8310761475017,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-02-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Other","Commerce","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 60-acre historic district covering most of the village of Bluemont at Snickers Gap on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge in western Loudoun County, Virginia. It has 43 buildings, including 36 residences, five commercial structures, a church and a community center, dating from 1797 onward.","why_significant":"The district is significant for architecture, commerce, transportation and recreation. The village grew as a trade center on the Snickers Gap turnpike route between the Shenandoah Valley and Tidewater, then revived after the railroad arrived in 1900 and it became a mountain summer resort. Early stone and log buildings sit alongside turn-of-the-century stores, boarding houses and residences.","narrative":"Bluemont is a small village at Snickers Gap, high on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge in western Loudoun County, Virginia. The historic district takes in most of the town: 43 buildings along the old Snickersville Turnpike, a few on the Leesburg road, and Elizabeth Avenue. The oldest survivor is Clayton Hall, a stone house from 1797. Stone and log buildings of the early 1800s stand among late Victorian frame houses and early 1900s stores. The village began as a trading point on the route carrying grain from the Shenandoah Valley toward Tidewater ports, and it was called Snickersville until the railroad arrived in 1900. Rail service brought summer visitors from Washington, and boarding houses such as the Loudoun House Hotel and the Blue Ridge Inn were built to host them. Service ended in 1930. Only five modern buildings intrude, so the district keeps a rural, turn-of-the-century character.","period_of_significance":"Late 18th Century; 19th & 20th centuries","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mostly vernacular, with some Italianate, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Five of the 43 buildings are noncontributing modern structures. The E.E. Lake General Store is described as vacant, while the Snickersville General Store remains in use.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.26438-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/1/6816/41681601/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/84003546.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003546/963cd68e8b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003546/963cd68e8b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cecouchman","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BluemontCommunityCenter.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Cecouchman</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:BluemontCommunityCenter.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681601","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluemont_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4930381"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/loudoun-county/bluemont-historic-district-84003546/"}