Bear's Den Rural Historic District

Historic district in Virginia, United States

United States historic place
Bear's Den Rural Historic District
Virginia Landmarks Register
Greenspring Cabin
39°6′35″N 77°50′56″W / 39.10972°N 77.84889°W / 39.10972; -77.84889
Area1,855 acres (751 ha)
Built1890 (1890)
ArchitectHummer, William E.; Clarke, Appleton
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.08001112[1]
VLR No.021-5010
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 14, 2009
Designated VLRSeptember 18, 2008[2]

Bear's Den Rural Historic District is a national historic district located at Bluemont, Clarke County and Loudoun County, Virginia. It encompasses 152 contributing buildings, 12 contributing sites, 8 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object. The district includes a collection of late-19th- and early-20th-century dwellings that were constructed primarily as summer homes by wealthy Washingtonians who were attracted by the mountain's cooler summer climate. Their architecture reflects a number of popular styles, primarily American Craftsman / Bungalow, Colonial Revival, and Queen Anne styles. Other contributing buildings include: farm outbuildings such as barns and stables; domestic outbuildings such as spring houses, meat houses, guest cottages, root cellars, and garages; a former school; and a former church. The contributing sites include the ruins of buildings; including picnic shelters, above-ground cisterns, an old road bed; and the contributing object is a county boundary marker.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Maral S. Kalbian and Margaret T. Peters (June 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bear's Den Rural Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
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