Brentsville Historic District is a national historic district located near

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, at Brentsville,

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. It encompasses 23 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the village of Brentsville platted in 1822. These include the former Brentsville Courthouse and Jail, a

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(1928), three churches, 11 houses, one ruins of a dwelling, a tavern square site, and 14 outbuildings. an
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in 1990.

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