Leesburg Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	Area of the original town centered at jct. of U.S. 15 and VA 9 (original); Roughly bounded by North, Union Sts., Morven park Rd., and Harrison St. (increase); in Leesburg, Virginia
Coordinates	39°6′53″N 77°33′57″W / 39.11472°N 77.56583°W / 39.11472; -77.56583
Area	365 acres (148 ha)
Built	1758 (1758) (original); 1757 (increase)
Architect	French, Daniel, III; et al. (increase)
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Greek Revival (original); Georgian, et al. (increase)
NRHP reference  No.	70000807 (original) 02000531 [1] (increase)
VLR  No.	253-0035
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 26, 1970 (original) May 22, 2002 (increase)
Designated VLR	December 2, 1969, December 5, 2001 [2]

The Leesburg Historic District in Leesburg, Virginia is a historic district that includes Classical Revival, Greek Revival, and Georgian architecture and dates back to 1757. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and its boundaries were increased in 2002. ^{[1] [3]}

Additional Properties

Carlheim

In 2004, the Victorian era Second Empire - Italianate influenced Carlheim Mansion and 16-acre (65,000 m²) grounds (aka "Paxton") were added as a non-contiguous part of the Leesburg Historic District. The property is held in private trust and became the home of the Margaret Paxton Memorial Learning and Resource Campus, which includes the Aurora School, in November 2009. ^[4]

See also

• Thomas Balch Library

References

External links

• 1-5 North King Street (Drug Store), Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
• Nichols Law Office, 13 South King Street, Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA at HABS
• Old Bank, 1 North Church Street, Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA at HABS