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Occoquan Historic District

  • Vicinity: Roughly bounded by the Occoquan River, Center Lane, Washington St and western end of Mill St
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District

Occoquan Historic District is a restored 18th Century mill town situated on the banks of the Occoquan River. North of the Mill House Museum is the Nathaniel Ellicott footbridge that connects to the other side of the river. - AsNotedIn

Occoquan consists of' a house built on a rock, three others on the river side, and a half dozen log huts scattered at some distance.
John Davis, Travels of four years and a half in the United States of America, 1798


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1700/00/00 Col William Fitzhugh, the Immigrant Life In his will, William Fitzhugh leaves his tan yards at the Falls of the Occoquan to his heirs.

Places

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Mill House Museum
Rockledge
  • NRHP

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Particulars for Occoquan Historic District:
Architectural Style American Colonial Revival
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Business
Area of Significance Commerce
Criteria Exemplar
Architectural Style Federal Style
Sight Category Historic District
Area of Significance Industry
Area of Significance Invention
Historic Use Manufacturing facility
Area of Significance Military
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 6th October 1983

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Occoquan Historic District
Registry Address: Roughly bounded by the Occoquan River, Center Lane, Washington St. and western end of Mill St.
Registry Number: 83004255
Resource Type: District
Owner: Private, Local
Architectural Style: Colonial revival, Federal
Area in Acres: 13
Contributing Buildings: 60
Non-Contributing Buildings: 7
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Industry, Commerce, Military, Architecture, Invention
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1750-1799
Historic Function: Domestic, Industry, processing, extraction, Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling, Manufacturing facility, Business
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Domestic, Commerce, Trade, Government
Current Sub-Function: Museum Single dwelling Specialty store Restaurant

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