NRHP Reference # 10000308 Designated VLR March 18, 2010 Added to NRHP 22 February 2011 | VLR # 286-5007 Area 6 ha | |
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Location 250 South Nursery Ave, Purcellville, Virginia Built 1903 (1903), 1939, 1951 | ||
The Tabernacle-Fireman's Field is a historic meeting site and picnic grounds located at Purcellville, Loudoun County, Virginia. The property includes the Bush Meeting Taberbacle. It is an eight-sided, frame building measuring approximately 80 feet by 160 feet. It was originally built to house the "Bush Meetings" that were conducted by the Prohibition and Evangelical Association of Loudoun County, Virginia. The 8,500 square foot building could accommodate 3,000 seats. In 1939, it was converted into a skating roller rink, a function it has continued to serve until it closed in 2009. Also on the property are two contributing barbeque pits and a picnic pavilion.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. It is located in the Purcellville Historic District.