Morven (Markham, Virginia)

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).[3]

Morven
Location3918 Leeds Manor Rd., near Markham, Virginia
Coordinates38°52′21″N 77°59′51″W
Area40 acres (16 ha)
Built1820 (1820)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.02000597[1]
VLR No.030-0864
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 30, 2002
Designated VLRMarch 14, 2001[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

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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