Old Town Hall and School
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Old Town Hall and School | |
![]() Haymarket Museum, September 2009 | |
Location | 15025 Washington St., Haymarket, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°48′45″N 77°38′14″W / 38.81240°N 77.63733°W |
Area | .38 acres (0.15 ha) |
Built | c. 1883 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 11000063[1] |
VLR No. | 233-0006 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 1, 2011 |
Designated VLR | December 16, 2010[2] |
Old Town Hall and School, also known as the Haymarket Museum, is a historic town hall and school located at Haymarket, Prince William County, Virginia. It was built in 1883, and is a front-gable, two-story, wooden structure clad in weatherboard with Greek Revival and Victorian style decorative elements. It features a square, pyramidal-roofed belfry situated above the front gable that has louvers, sawn brackets, and gables on each face. Its use as a school stopped around 1900. It continued to serve as the Town Hall as well as a community meeting place until 2001. The building currently houses the Haymarket Museum.[3]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/OLD_TOWN_HALL_AND_SCHOOL%2C_PRINCE_WILLIAM_COUNTY%2C_VA.jpg/220px-OLD_TOWN_HALL_AND_SCHOOL%2C_PRINCE_WILLIAM_COUNTY%2C_VA.jpg)
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/28/11 through 3/04/11. National Park Service. 2011-03-11.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Ellie Ivanic (July 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Town Hall and School" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
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Categories:
- City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Government buildings completed in 1827
- Greek Revival architecture in Virginia
- Victorian architecture in Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Prince William County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Prince William County, Virginia
- Museums in Prince William County, Virginia
- History museums in Virginia
- 1827 establishments in Virginia
- Northern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Prince William County, Virginia geography stubs