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Leesburg Historic District

On any given weekend, residents and visitors to historic Leesburg may take in a fine meal at one of the restaurants on King Street, shop for gifts and antiques in local specialty shops, or bring a leisurely summer weekend to a close by enjoying live music on the courthouse lawn. Yet visitors may not realize that the town of Leesburg has played a pivotal role in the founding of a new nation, was a key strategic location during the Civil War, and has been the home to many influential thinkers, politicians, and statesmen.
Amid the restaurants and shops of today’s historic Leesburg are the not-so subtle reminders of the role that the town has played in the history of a fledgling nation. In its 250 years, it has seen wars, human struggle, times of peace, visits by countless dignitaries, soldiers, and heads of state, and the slow transformation from an agrarian economy to a busy Washington, DC suburb. To see the history of Leesburg first hand is to examine the history of a nation in miniature.

Historic narrative by Ryan J. Stewart, Warrenton, VA
Images by J. Riley Stewart, www.jrileystewart.com (Please contact the photographer for high resolution digital images or fine art prints)
This image of the Leesburg Courthouse is among my favorites. At the beginning and end of each day, the clocktower and clock is illuminated, giving this landmark of Leesburg a unique and nostalgic essence. character.
Leesburg Courthouse, Sunrise

This image of the Leesburg Courthouse is among my favorites. At the beginning and end of each day, the clocktower and clock is illuminated, giving this landmark of Leesburg a unique and nostalgic essence. character.

Leesburg Clocktower, Detail
Leesburg Clocktower, Detail		 Leesburg Clocktower, Profile
Leesburg Clocktower, Profile		 During your trip to Leesburg, make it a point to walk around the Courthouse grounds to view the many monuments to Leesburg, Loudoun County, and Virginia history.
Confederate Soldier, Leesburg Courthouse

During your trip to Leesburg, make it a point to walk around the Courthouse grounds to view the many monuments to Leesburg, Loudoun County, and Virginia history.

New Leesburg Courthouse, Summer Evening
New Leesburg Courthouse, Summer Evening
Historic Marker, Leesburg Courthouse
Historic Marker, Leesburg Courthouse		 Walking Historic Leesburg is the best way to see it.
Street Scene, Leesburg Alley

Walking Historic Leesburg is the best way to see it.

Urban Farmhouse Finds Shop, Leesburg
Urban Farmhouse Finds Shop, Leesburg		 Original Peoples National Bank Building, Leesburg
Original Peoples National Bank Building, Leesburg		 Robinson's Barber Shop, Leesburg
Robinson's Barber Shop, Leesburg
Red Goose Shoes Sign, Leesburg
Red Goose Shoes Sign, Leesburg		 Still an active Courthouse, these interior views show what a beautiful space this is. You'll have to come to court, however, to see it yourself.
Leesburg Courtroom, From Balcony

Still an active Courthouse, these interior views show what a beautiful space this is. You'll have to come to court, however, to see it yourself.

 Lawyer's Table, Leesburg Historic Courtroom
Lawyer's Table, Leesburg Historic Courtroom		 View from the Bench, Historic Leesburg Courtroom
View from the Bench, Historic Leesburg Courtroom		 Lamplight
Lamplight
Leesburg's King Street, Late Winter
Leesburg's King Street, Late Winter		 Leesburg Historic District, Winter 2010, Sunrise
Leesburg Historic District, Winter 2010, Sunrise		 Lunch at Leesburg Restaurant
Lunch at Leesburg Restaurant		 Architecture in Color, Leesburg Historic District
Architecture in Color, Leesburg Historic District		 Saturday Shopping, Leesburg Historic District
Saturday Shopping, Leesburg Historic District
Georgetown Cafe, Leesburg Historic District
Georgetown Cafe, Leesburg Historic District		 Lady in Yellow Coat
Lady in Yellow Coat		 Along Main Street, Historic Leesburg
Along Main Street, Historic Leesburg		 Street Sign
Street Sign		 The Loudoun Museum operates in a log cabin along Loudoun Street in Leesburg
Historic Loudoun Museum, Leesburg

The Loudoun Museum operates in a log cabin along Loudoun Street in Leesburg
Rust Manor House and Nature Sanctuary offers an elegant and beautiful place in Loudoun County. Nature trails on this property in western Leesburg are a great way to complete your visit to Leesburg.
Rust Manor, Leesburg-

Rust Manor House and Nature Sanctuary offers an elegant and beautiful place in Loudoun County. Nature trails on this property in western Leesburg are a great way to complete your visit to Leesburg.

 Leesburg has a number of 19C Churches that retain the architecture of the period, and well worth walking through.
St James Red Door

Leesburg has a number of 19C Churches that retain the architecture of the period, and well worth walking through.

 Sanctuary
Sanctuary		 Pulpit and Stained Glass, St James Episcopal Church, Leesburg
Pulpit and Stained Glass, St James Episcopal Church, Leesburg		 Church Decoration
Church Decoration
Leesburg Lawyer John Janney was delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850 from Loudoun County. The building is accessible through adjoining St. James Episcopal Church.
Janney House, Leesburg

Leesburg Lawyer John Janney was delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850 from Loudoun County. The building is accessible through adjoining St. James Episcopal Church.

 Historic Leesburg Courthouse, Facade
Historic Leesburg Courthouse, Facade

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