National Historic Landmark · Waterford, Virginia

Waterford Historic District

Added to the National Register in 1969, and a National Historic Landmark.

Waterford Historic District
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressNW of Leesburg on Rte. 665, Waterford, VA
CountyLoudoun County
ListedJun 3, 1969
Listed forCommerce, Exploration and settlement, Architecture, Religion
Level of significanceNational
Also known asWaterford
Reference number69000256
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressNW of Leesburg on Rte. 665, Waterford, VA
Coordinates39.1867° N, 77.6100° W · Directions ↗
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

Explore

Map

Local history books for Loudoun County

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Guidebooks to historic places in Virginia

  • Historical Tours Alexandria, Virginia
    Frederick Knops, 2017
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  • Plantations of Virginia
    Charlene C. Giannetti and Jai Williams, 2017
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  • George Washington's Virginia
    John R. Maass, 2017
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  • Historic Sites in Virginia's Northern Neck and Essex County
    Thomas A. Wolf, 2011
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Waterford Historic District listed on the National Register?

Jun 3, 1969. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Waterford Historic District?

NW of Leesburg on Rte. 665, Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Waterford Historic District?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 69000256. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.