Summary Statement:

This metadata summary applies exclusively to the data as it appears in this Loudoun County intranet/internet mapping application. To see the fully FGDC compliant version of this metadata click here.

Abstract:

The data set identifies the four towns-administered Historic Districts within Loudoun County. The Town-designated districts include the Historic Middleburg District, the Purcellville Historic Corridor Overlay District, and two districts in Leesburg - the Leesburg Old and Historic District and the Leesburg H-2 Corridor District. The Historic Middleburg District is subject to Town of Middelburg Zoning Ordinance, Article XVII. The Purcellville Historic Corridor Overlay District is subject to the Town of Purcellville Zoning Ordinance, Article 14A. The Leesburg Old and Historic District and the Leesburg H-2 Corridor District are subject to Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance, Article 7, Sections 7.5 and 7.6, respectively. Each Town-designated historic district is administered by their related Planning Departments.

Purpose:

In general, Historic Districts are Overlay Zoning Districts established to protect, enhance, and preserve unique historic resources, which may include historic landmarks, buildings, structures, archaeological resources, and areas of special character or special historic interest or value. The County and each Town has an architectural review board that evaluates any proposed construction, restoration, reconstruction, alteration, relocation, or demolition of any historic landmark, building, or structure, including signs, within the boundaries of a Historic District. Each jurisdiction follows a slightly different review process. Contact the appropriate jurisdiction's Planning Department for additional information:

Supplemental Information:

The Historical District layer was originally created as a multi-tile layer in 11/98 to reflect parcels lying within the six County-administered Historic Districts. The layer was updated in 10/09 to reflect parcels lying in four Town-administered Historic Districts of Leesburg, Middleburg, and Purcellville. The boundaries were obtained by the Planning Department of Loudoun County from the town Planning Departments. The boundaries were then added to the existing Historic District data set to create a new Town and County Historic District data set. The data under goes additional updates as needed.

Data are stored in the corporate ArcSDE Geodatabase as a polygon feature class. The coordinate system is Virginia State Plane (North), Zone 4501, datum NAD83 HARN.

Maintenance and Update Frequency:

As Needed

Completeness Report:

Features may have been eliminated or generalized due to scale and intended use. To assist Loudoun County, Virginia in the maintenance of the data, please provide any information concerning discovered errors, omissions, or other discrepancies found in the data.

Historic District Names

Leesburg Old & Historic District
Leesburg H-2 District
Middleburg Historic District
Purcellville Historic District

Data Owner:

Leesburg Planning Department, Middleburg Planning Department, & Purcellville Planning Department