Weston
Also known as: DHR File No. 30-58
Why it's listed
Weston is a farmstead near Casanova in Fauquier County, Virginia, built around a rambling country house that began as a one-and-one-half-story log dwelling around 1810, probably for Thomas Fitzhugh. Charles Joseph Nourse bought the property in 1859 and enlarged the house in 1860, 1870 and 1893, producing an L-shaped form with sawn bargeboards and steep gables typical of Carpenter Gothic. The original log walls are now covered in weatherboard outside but remain exposed inside. Ten surviving nineteenth-century outbuildings include a kitchen and wash house, smokehouse, springhouse, blacksmith shop, corncrib, stable and barns, which together make the farm unusually complete for the county. The Nourse family kept the property for a century, using it at times as a school, a girls' summer camp and a wartime hospitality center for servicemen. In 1959 ten acres passed to the Warrenton Antiquarian Society, which runs it as a museum.
Significance in brief: The house is significant under architecture as a farmhouse that evolved over the nineteenth century from a vernacular log dwelling into a late Victorian composition influenced by Carpenter Gothic. Its collection of ten domestic and agricultural outbuildings makes it one of Fauquier County's most completely preserved nineteenth-century farmsteads.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 96001447, listed December 6, 1996. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 4477 Weston Rd., Casanova |
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| County | Fauquier County |
| Listed | December 6, 1996 |
| Reference number | 96001447 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1810-1893 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian: Gothic (Carpenter Gothic influence) |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Operated as a house and farm museum by the Warrenton Antiquarian Society since 1959. |
| Acreage | 10 |
| Coordinates | 38.66322, -77.69818 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 96001447.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14713517
- This listing as JSON
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