The Waterford National Historic District in Virginia is representative of an era of American history that is scarcely preserved in the American built environment. As an agricultural village post-American Revolution, Waterford was built from a core town center outwards into farmland. Today its historic buildings and roads still meander through the Northern Virginia foothills.
-
Article 1: An American Agricultural Village after the American Revolution: Waterford, Virginia
Waterford Historic District contains not only a village core with its early grid of streets dotted with a concentration of buildings dating from the late eighteenth century through the mid-nineteenth century, but also a vast expanse of agricultural land and open space surrounding the village core. These preserve the pivotal relationship between the larger agrarian community and the service-oriented node of the village. Read more
-
Article 2: It Takes a (Waterford) Village: Expanding the Bounds of National Historic Landmarks
Thanks to groundbreaking preservation efforts, the Waterford Historic District in Loudoun County, Virginia is one of the best preserved post-American Revolution agricultural villages in the country. Preservation of Waterford expanded the idea of National Historic Landmark (NHL) districts to include built areas along with the historically connected rural setting. Learn more about the preservation strategies and people involved in designating Waterford as an NHL district. Read more
-
Article 3: Waterford, Virginia: From Mill Town to National Historic Landmark (Teaching with Historic Places)
This lesson is based on the Waterford Historic District in Virginia, one of the thousands of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The district has been designated a National Historic Landmark. Read more
-
Article 4: Significant Places in the Waterford, Virginia National Historic District
A list of significant places in the Waterford, Virginia National Historic District. Read more