National Register of Historic Places

Buckland Historic District

Buckland, Prince William County, Virginia
Listed
September 5, 2019
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
88000681

About this property

Buckland Historic District is a national historic district located at Buckland, Prince William County, Virginia. It encompasses 30 contributing buildings, 11 contributing sites, and 6 contributing structures in the town of Buckland. The district is centered on a grist mill (c. 1899), Buckland Mill, the third such structure located on the site. Besides the mill, the most significant buildings include an early 19th-century wagon tavern and a small church (c. 1857). For the most part the houses are small, simple, 19th-century dwellings constructed of log, frame or stone; most were intended to serve a commercial as well as a residential purpose. Other contributing resources include the mill race and dam, Cerro Gordo plantation, portions of the Civil War Buckland battlefields, the Kinsley Mill and miller's house, and Buckland Hall (c. 1774). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, with a boundary increase in 2008.

Location

7980--8205 Buckland Mill Rd. and 16206, 16208, 16210, and 16211 Lee Hwy.
Buckland, Prince William County, Virginia
38.78083, -77.67384

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Buckland Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Listed
0.3 mi
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church and Cemetery
Industrial
2 mi
Lawn, The
Listed
2.6 mi
Greenwich Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Industrial
2.6 mi
New Baltimore Historic District
Early Republic
2.9 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Buckland Mills
1863Civil War
1.2 mi

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When was Buckland Historic District listed on the National Register?

Buckland Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 5, 2019.

What type of historic resource is Buckland Historic District?

Buckland Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Buckland Historic District?

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