Buckland, Virginia

Buckland
Unincorporated community
Buckland Tavern, March 2007
Buckland Tavern, March 2007
Buckland is located in Northern Virginia
Buckland
Buckland
Location within the state of Virginia
Buckland is located in Virginia
Buckland
Buckland
Buckland (Virginia)
Buckland is located in the United States
Buckland
Buckland
Buckland (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°46′49″N 77°40′26″W / 38.78028°N 77.67389°W / 38.78028; -77.67389
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPrince William County
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)

Buckland is an unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia.

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]

History

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]

Preservation

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "076-0313". DHR. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Edwards, Richard (1855). Statistical Gazetteer of the State of Virginia. Richmond, Virginia: Richard Edwards. p. 191.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "History – Buckland Preservation Society". Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "Buckland Historic District 2019 Update" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. September 5, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Preservation – Buckland Preservation Society". Retrieved April 11, 2024.