National Register of Historic Places

White Post Historic District

White Post, Clarke County, Virginia
Listed
September 28, 1983
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
83003278

About this property

White Post Historic District is a national historic district located at White Post, Clarke County, Virginia. It encompasses 23 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the crossroads village of White Post. The contributing object is the white-painted marker which Thomas, Sixth Lord Fairfax, had erected in the 1760s (supposedly erected by then-Col. George Washington) to point the way to Greenway Court, his nearby estate. The most distinguished building is the Bishop Meade Memorial Church (1875), named for White Post's Bishop William Meade, who grew up at the nearby Lucky Hit plantation. Also located in the district and separately listed is Meadea, the only remaining 18th-century building. The historic district also includes 20 other residences, 3 commercial structures, as well as the Methodist church and parish hall, and an abandoned post office. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Location

White Post, Clarke County, Virginia
39.05722, -78.10463

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Meadea
Industrial
0.1 mi
Greenway Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Early Republic
0.3 mi
Lucky Hit
Industrial
0.7 mi
Greenway Court
Colonial
1.1 mi
Farnley
Industrial
1.9 mi

Nearby Battles

Engagement at Nineveh (Nov 1864)
1864Civil War
1.2 mi
Nineveh — Cavalry Engagement (November 12 1864)
1864Civil War
2.1 mi

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When was White Post Historic District listed on the National Register?

White Post Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 1983.

What type of historic resource is White Post Historic District?

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

What is the period of significance for White Post Historic District?

The period of significance for White Post Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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