Riverton Historic District is a national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...

located at

Front Royal Front Royal is the only incorporated town in Warren County, Virginia, United States. The population was estimated at 15,400 as of 2023. It is the county seat of Warren County. History The entire Shenandoah Valley including the area to beco ...

Warren County, Virginia Warren County is a U.S. county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The 2020 United States census places Warren County within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area with a population of 40,727. Th ...

. The district encompasses 66 contributing buildings and one contributing site in the town of Front Royal. It is a primarily residential district with buildings dating from the mid-19th century and including a diverse collection of building types and architectural styles. Notable buildings include Lackawanna (1869), the Old Duncan Hotel (c. 1880), the Riverton United Methodist Church (1883-1890), Dellbrook (c. 1884), the Carson Lime Company worker's houses, and the Old Riverton Post Office and Grocery. Located in the district and separately listed is Riverside. an
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in 2000.

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Riverton Historic District 2020k.jpg, Old Duncan Hotel Riverton Historic District 2020g.jpg, Riverside Riverton Historic District 2020h.jpg, Lackawanna Riverton Historic District 2020o.jpg, Old Riverton Post Office and Grocery Riverton Historic District 2020p.jpg, Houses along Queens Highway Riverton Historic District 2020t.jpg, Dellbrook Riverton Historic District 2020w.jpg, Abandoned house

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Historic districts in Warren County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Warren County, Virginia Front Royal, Virginia Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia {{WarrenCountyVA-NRHP-stub