Sumerduck Historic District

Coordinates: 38°45′10″N 77°47′50″W / 38.75278°N 77.79722°W / 38.75278; -77.79722
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Sumerduck Historic District
Henry Broadus Jones House
Sumerduck Historic District is located in Northern Virginia
Sumerduck Historic District
Sumerduck Historic District is located in Virginia
Sumerduck Historic District
Sumerduck Historic District is located in the United States
Sumerduck Historic District
LocationArea including parts of Sumerduck Rd., Sumerduck, Virginia
Coordinates38°45′10″N 77°47′50″W / 38.75278°N 77.79722°W / 38.75278; -77.79722
Area35 acres (14 ha)
Built1882 (1882)
Built byHenry Broadus Jones Sr., Henry Broadus Jones Jr.
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.09000337[1]
VLR No.030-5164
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 21, 2009
Designated VLRMarch 19, 2009[2]

Sumerduck Historic District is a national historic district located at Sumerduck, Fauquier County, Virginia. It encompasses 19 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the rural hamlet of Sumerduck. The Reconstruction-era district includes dwellings that date from the late-19th to the mid-20th centuries, stores, churches, a post office, a school, and a public space for meetings. Notable buildings include the Tulloss House (c. 1882), the Henry Broadus Jones House also known as the Santa Claus House or the House of the Seven Gables (c. 1885), the restored Embrey-Mills House (1880s), the Steven Jacobs House (c. 1940), the Union Primitive Baptist Church (c. 1898), Sumerduck Baptist Church (1915), a former school (1887), and Sumerduck Trading Company (c. 1950).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "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 June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Maral S. Kalbian and Margaret T. Peters (November 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sumerduck Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map