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Morven (Markham, Virginia)

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Historic house in Virginia, United States United States historic place
Morven
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location3918 Leeds Manor Rd., near Markham, Virginia
Coordinates38°52′21″N 77°59′51″W / 38.87250°N 77.99750°W / 38.87250; -77.99750
Area40 acres (16 ha)
Built1820 (1820)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.02000597
VLR No.030-0864
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 30, 2002
Designated VLRMarch 14, 2001

Morven is a historic home located near Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia. The house consists of four one-to-two story, three-bay, gable-roofed houses dating from the late-18th to mid-19th centuries and in the Federal style. The houses were sequentially built in log, frame and stone at right angles of each other. The house is in a cross plan, with an open courtyard in the middle. Also on the property are the contributing meat house and stone summer kitchen (c. 1820).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Cheryl H. Shepherd (January 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morven" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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