Area including parts of John Barnton Payne and Leeds Manor Rds., Orlean, Virginia. County/parish: Fauquier.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 14, 2009. NRIS 09000615.
51 contributing buildings. 2 contributing sites.Also known as:
Orlean Historic District is a national historic district located at Orlean, Fauquier County, Virginia. It encompasses 51 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the rural village of Orlean. The district includes commercial buildings, churches, a post office, a former school, and multiple residences and their ancillary outbuildings that date from the late 18th century to the mid-20th century. Notable buildings include the Orlean Farm House (c. 1795), Smith-Hinkley House (c. 1830), the Anderson-Rector House and Store (c. 1870), the Greek Revival style Thorpe-Cornwell House, Jeffries Store (1885), Orlean Methodist Church (1881-1883), Providence Baptist Church (1883), and Orlean post office building (1956).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680621