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The Tabernacle-Fireman's Field is a historic meeting site and picnic grounds located at Purcellville,
Loudoun County, Virginia Loudoun County () is in the northern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. In 2020, the census returned a population of 420,959, making it Virginia's third-most populous county. The county seat is Leesburg. Loudoun County ...
, US. The property includes the Bush Meeting Taberbacle. It is an eight-sided, frame building measuring approximately 80 feet by 160 feet. It was originally built to house the "Bush Meetings" that were conducted by the Prohibition and Evangelical Association of Loudoun County, Virginia. The 8,500 square foot building could accommodate 3,000 seats. In 1939, it was converted into a skating roller rink, a function it has continued to serve. It closed temporarily in 2009 but reopened a year later. Also on the property are two contributing barbeque pits and a picnic pavilion. an
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Purcellville Cannons The Purcellville Cannons are a collegiate summer baseball team in Purcellville, Virginia. They play in the north division of the Valley Baseball League The Valley Baseball League is an National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA and Major ...
of the
Valley Baseball League The Valley Baseball League is an National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA and Major League Baseball, MLB-sanctioned collegiate summer baseball, collegiate summer baseball league in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia. The league was s ...
, is on the property as well. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 2010. It is located in the
Purcellville Historic District Purcellville Historic District is a national historic district located at Purcellville, Loudoun County, Virginia. It encompasses 490 contributing buildings and 8 contributing structures in the central business district and surrounding residen ...
.


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Event venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Buildings and structures completed in 1798 Buildings and structures in Loudoun County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Loudoun County, Virginia Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia Purcellville, Virginia {{LoudounCountyVA-NRHP-stub