Buckland, Virginia
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Article ImagesBuckland is an unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia.
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Buckland Tavern, March 2007 | |
Coordinates: 38°46′49″N 77°40′26″W / 38.78028°N 77.67389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Prince William County |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Established in 1798, Buckland is significant for being Prince William County's first inland town, situated along the Fauquier and Alexandria Turnpike.[1] An 1855 gazetteer described it as having "1 church and a few shops".[2]
Buckland is the current site of the Buckland Historic District and Battle of Buckland Mills Civil War Battlefield.[3]
During the 1770s, the family of Robert Carter operated a mill on the Broad Run, on the site of what would become the town of Buckland.[4] In 1774, the Carter family sold the land to Samuel Love, who established a permanent settlement with the construction of Buckland Hall (named after its architect, William Buckland) and several outbuildings to support the operations of a farm.[4] By the end of the 18th century, the area had grown to include "the essentials of a small town."[4]
In 1797, following the death of Samuel Love, his son John successfully petitioned the Virginia General Assembly to establish the Town of Buckland at the site.[4] Comprising just 48 lots, Buckland became Prince William County's first inland town.[5][1]
In 1978, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors established the Buckland Historic Overlay District, which requires that development in the district be approved by the county's Architectural Review Board.[6] The Buckland Historic District was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1987, followed by the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[7] Today, many of the properties in the district are subject to voluntary preservation easements.[7]
- ^ a b "076-0313". DHR. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Edwards, Richard (1855). Statistical Gazetteer of the State of Virginia. Richmond, Virginia: Richard Edwards. p. 191.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Blake, David William (January 2004). "Buckland: A Virginia Time Capsule" (PDF). Prince William Reliquary. 3 (1). Prince William Public Library System: 1.
- ^ "History – Buckland Preservation Society". Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ "Buckland Historic District 2019 Update" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. September 5, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "Preservation – Buckland Preservation Society". Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- Buckland Preservation Society
- Ann Cameron Siegal (February 14, 2009). "Battling to Keep Civil War Site's Peaceful Aura". The Washington Post.
- Buckland Historic District description from The Journey Through Hallowed Ground
- Map of Buckland, VA from MapQuest*