Planning, Zoning & Development Department Visual Records of Historic Sites 1990 - 2004

Access and use

Location of collection:
Thomas Balch Library
Thomas Balch Library
208 West Market Street
Leesburg, Virginia 20176
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Alexandra S. Gressitt
Phone: (703) 737-7195
Fax: (703) 737-7195
Restrictions:

Open for research.

Terms of access:

No physical characteristics affect use of this material

Preferred citation:

Town of Leesburg: Department of Planning, Zoning & Development: Visual Records of Historic Sites (VC RG22), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

Summary

Creator:
Town of Leesburg, Department of Planning, Zoning & Development
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of photographs of historic buildings and sites within and adjacent to the Town of Leesburg. The photographs document changes to existing buildings, buildings demolished for development, and general streetscape photographs of the Old and Historic District documenting its appearance from 1990 to 2004 (with one 1974 photograph). The photographs were taken by the Preservation Planner of the Department of Planning, Zoning & Development of the Town of Leesburg.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Town of Leesburg: Department of Planning, Zoning & Development: Visual Records of Historic Sites (VC RG22), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection is comprised of photographs of historic buildings and sites within and adjacent to the Town of Leesburg. The photographs document changes to existing buildings, buildings demolished for development, and general streetscape photographs of the Old and Historic District documenting its appearance from 1990 to 2004 (with one 1974 photograph). The photographs were taken by the Preservation Planner of the Department of Planning, Zoning & Development of the Town of Leesburg.

77 of the folders contain photographs, some with their negatives; two folders contain maps (the Old & Historic District 2004, and a map of Goshen just outside the town); one folder contains 25 sets of negatives that do not exactly match any other particular folders that are listed separately; one folder is miscellaneous material. There is also a set of plans for the John Janney House at 10 Cornwall St. N.E. in the Historic District.

The buildings photographed are generally identified by address and further information may be accessed in Leesburg Architectural Surveys (M 016) which are listed by address, as well as by the state's identifying number and by the county's tax map numbers.

  • 1. 1997 Leesburg Corner site before development
  • 2. 1997 Cornwall St.; Market St.; Barn behind 107 S King St.
  • 3. Moving 6 & 8 Loudoun (Tolbert building) to 108 Church St. SE
  • 4. Tolbert building
  • 5. Survey photographs S King St., W Market St., Ayr St.
  • 6. Blossom & Bloom Y alley beside it
  • 7. S King St.; also houses added to Old & Historic District
  • 1. Greenway
  • 2. Route 7 - 1990
  • 3. 7 E Market St: Raymond Group House; Farm on Route 7/15 bypass
  • 4. Stone Harper House; S King St; Church St.; House on Sycolin Rd.
  • 5. Aerial photos spring 1997; River Creek; Potomac Station; Goshen; Leesburg Corner
  • 6. Historic District 1995; Goshen at River Creek; Potomac Station
  • 7. Loudoun St. Victorian; 9 Church St.; porches & doorways
  • 8. Route 7 E (town & county)
  • 9. Unidentified
  • 10. 107 Royal St. SW; 303 & 305 S King St. 1998
  • 11. Various Old & Historic District
  • 12. Peoples Bank (Lightfoot Restaurant) & Courthouse lawn dig
  • 13. W Market St; Old & Historic District
  • 14. Dodona Manor 1991
  • 15. Doors & windows; 2 W Market St. 1993
  • 16. Courthouse Library exhibit March/April 1998
  • 17. E Market St. 1999 Old & Historic District
  • 18. Construction of Harper Stone House April 1996; 241 E Market St
  • 19. Flags
  • 20. Downtown Leesburg commercial
  • 21. Black school house on Union St.; William Johnson house; 50 Edwards Ferry Rd; Chevy Chase Ct.; N King St.
  • 22. Historic District 1999
  • 23. 307, 407 S King St
  • 24. S King St. & Edwards Ferry Rd. - 2000-2001 grant projects
  • 25. Historic sites in Joint Land Management Area or Urban Growth Area - September 2001
  • 1. Greenway Farm
  • 2. Demolished building, Royal St., King St., Market St.
  • 3. Route 15 N
  • 4. Edwards Ferry Road 3rd Expansion 1990
  • 5. Stone House Rt. 15 Bypass
  • 6. Harper Stone House
  • 7. H-2 Projects
  • 8. Glembot Smokehouse W Market Street 1991
  • 9. Rt. 7 demolished barn
  • 10. Stone house Rt. 7, interior 19 King St., outbuilding Liberty St.
  • 11. Rt. 7 E
  • 12. S King St. 1993
  • 13. 19 E Market St., 222 W Market, Courthouse Excavation, stone house
  • 14. Log house, Loudoun St
  • 15. E Market St. 1990
  • 16. Ida Lee
  • 17. Architectural Features
  • 18. Plaza St. dedication 1997
  • 19. Friends of Thomas Balch Library news conference
  • 20. Catoctin State park opening 1998
  • 21. Christmas downtown 1999
  • 22. Arbor Day tree planning 1999
  • 23. Loudoun Museum Civil War sign installation
Biographical / historical:

The Town of Leesburg Department of Planning, Zoning and Development assists the Town Council in developing land use policy and enforces land use and zoning regulations. There are three divisions within the department: comprehensive planning, current planning, and zoning. Their activities include reviewing development plans, processing zoning and special exception applications, and issuing permits. The department employs an Historic Preservation Planner, who provides assistance to property owners in the Old and Historic District with regard to planning matters.

Acquisition information:
Town of Leesburg, Department of Planning, Zoning Development
Processing information:

Processed by Teckla H. Cox, 14 June 2007.

Accruals:

2005.0001

Physical location:
Stored as VC 013
Physical description:
1.5 cu. ft.