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| caption = Abandoned Rail Depot in Markham, Virginia
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| location= Pts of E. John Marshall Hwy, Farm House Rd., Leeds Manor Rd., Old Markham Rd. Poverty Hollow Ln, Rail Stop Rd. etc., [[Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia|Markham, Virginia]]
| location= Pts of E. John Marshall Hwy, Farm House Rd., Leeds Manor Rd., Old Markham Rd. Poverty Hollow Ln, Rail Stop Rd. etc., [[Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia|Markham, Virginia]]

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Markham Historic District
Abandoned Rail Depot in Markham, Virginia
Markham Historic District is located in Virginia
Markham Historic District
LocationPts of E. John Marshall Hwy, Farm House Rd., Leeds Manor Rd., Old Markham Rd. Poverty Hollow Ln, Rail Stop Rd. etc., Markham, Virginia
Arealess than one acre
Built1811 (1811)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, et al.
NRHP reference No.05001261[1]
VLR No.030-5157
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 2005
Designated VLRSeptember 14, 2005[2]

Markham Historic District is a national historic district located at Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia. It encompasses 44 contributing buildings and 4 contributing sites in the rural villages of Farrowsville and Markham. The majority of resources in the district were constructed in the mid- and late 19th century and include multiple dwellings, a hotel, as well as commercial buildings, and a train station. The district also contains early-20th-century dwellings. Notable buildings include Mountain View (c. 1811), Wolfs Crag (c. 1820), Rosebank (c. 1870), Markham School (1918), the 1819 stone Upper Goose Creek Church, and the former Markham Freight Station (c. 1900).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Maral S. Kalbian and Margaret T. Peters (June 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Markham Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map