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NRHP Reference #
  
88000747

Designated VLR
  
February 16, 1988

Added to NRHP
  
29 June 1988

VLR #
  
155-0161

Area
  
38 ha

Old Town Manassas

Location
  
Roughly bounded by Quarry Rd., Prescott and Fairview Aves., the former Southern railroad line, and Grant Ave., Manassas, Virginia

Architect
  
Speiden, Albert; Et al.

Architectural style
  
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Old Town Manassas, or the Manassas Historic District, is a national historic district located at Manassas, Virginia. It encompasses 206 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential area of city of Manassas.

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Historic designation

The Manassas Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Residential areas

Residential areas include dwellings in a variety of popular late-19th and early-20th century architectural styles. These range from Italianate, Second Empire and Queen Anne styles, to the Craftsman and American Foursquare styles.

Notable buildings

Notable buildings include the former Manassas Presbyterian Church (1875); the former All Saints Roman Catholic Church (1878); the Sillington, Hazen Building, formerly the National Bank of Manassas (1896); the former Hopkins Candy Factory (1908-1909); the old Manassas Town Hall; the Trinity Episcopal Church (1922); the Grace Methodist Church (1926); and the Norfolk-Southern Railway passenger station (1914). Also located in the district is the separately listed Prince William County Courthouse. Associated with the courthouse is the contributing monument commemorating the Peace Jubilee (1911).

References

Old Town Manassas Wikipedia