{"nrhp_refnum":"92001033","name":"Newtown-Stephensburg Historic District","other_names":["VDHR File No. 304-1"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly, Main St. from city limit to Farm View Dr. and adjacent areas of Mulberry and German Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stephens City","county":"Frederick County","state":"VA","lat":39.085383232000055,"lon":-78.216804940602,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-08-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district covering the core of the original town of Stephens City (Newtown/Stephensburg), Frederick County, Virginia, chartered in 1758. It includes buildings along Main Street and one block east and west, with log, frame, brick and stone buildings from the 18th to the 20th century.","why_significant":"The district preserves the original 1758 grid layout and a wide range of building types, from late-18th-century log dwellings to early-20th-century schools and commercial buildings. It reflects the town's German settlement, its Valley Pike location, its wagonmaking economy and its Civil War experience. Integrity is described as high.","narrative":"Stephens City, in Frederick County, Virginia, was chartered in 1758 as Stephensburg and is described as the second oldest town in the Shenandoah Valley after Winchester. This historic district covers the core of the original town, centered on Main Street along the Valley Pike. The 1758 grid of half-acre and ten-acre lots is still visible in the street pattern. About 147 contributing buildings and sites remain, including several late-18th-century log dwellings that were later enlarged and given Folk Victorian porches. Other landmarks include an 1819 Federal-style brick tavern, a stone commercial building remodeled in the mid-19th century, Lutheran, Methodist and African American churches, and early cemeteries. The town was settled mainly by Germans, was known for its wagonmakers in the 1830s, and changed hands repeatedly during the Civil War. The district is notable for its high integrity and its range of styles from the 18th to the early 20th century.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal; Greek Revival; Gothic Revival; Italianate; Queen Anne; Colonial Revival; Bungalow/Craftsman; vernacular I-houses; vernacular 18th-century log dwellings with late-19th-century Folk Victorian details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Current uses include single and multiple dwellings, specialty stores, a restaurant, churches and cemeteries; one early brick tavern building is now a bed and breakfast.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.824896-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/96/6807/41680796/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/92001033.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001033/9e10694cdb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001033/9e10694cdb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"AgnosticPreachersKid","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:5300_block_of_Main_Street.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">AgnosticPreachersKid</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:5300_block_of_Main_Street.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680796","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtown%E2%80%93Stephensburg_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712964"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/frederick-county/newtown-stephensburg-historic-district-92001033/"}