Loudoun County:
“In 2002, a proposal to nominate the core of the village of
Ashburn to the National Register of Historic Places failed to gain traction and
was pulled by the Board of Supervisors. But, a new effort is underway,
propelled by businessman and history buff Tom Burson, aided by Middleburg
historic preservation architect Jane Covington.
A community meeting has been planned by the Virginia
Department of Historic Resources at 2 p.m. Saturday for a presentation on the
proposal. The meeting will be held at the old Weller Tile location at 20711
Ashburn Road. Covington has updated the 2002 National Register nomination that
was written by Traceries of Washington, DC. She also will consult on tax credit
and restoration opportunities going forward.
The proposed 28-acre historic district, which will first be
nominated to the Virginia Register of Historic Places, and then later to the
national level, will include the African-American schoolhouse that closed in
the 1940s.”
~Writes Margaret Morton of Leesburg Today
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