Liberia, Manassas

Name: Liberia
Address: Manassas, United States

#9 among attractions in Manassas

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Liberia is a historic plantation house located at Manassas, Virginia, United States. It was built about 1825, and is a two-story, five-bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a parapet side-gable roof and a molded brick cornice with a saw-tooth design. It has a single-pile, modified central passage plan. During the American Civil War, it was used as headquarters by both Confederate and Union forces. Both Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, in addition to other statesmen, visited Liberia during the War. ()

Built: 1825 (199 years ago)Coordinates: 38°45'58"N, 77°27'38"W

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Liberia – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Town Manassas, Signal Hill, Manassas Water Tower, Harris Pavilion.

1.1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Old Town Manassas, Manassas
28 min walk • Old Town Manassas, or the Manassas Historic District, is a national historic district located at Manassas, Virginia. It encompasses 206 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the central business district and surrounding residential area of city of Manassas.
1.3 miSE
Park
Signal Hill, Manassas
34 min walk • Signal Hill is a historic Confederate Army military site in Prince William County, Virginia. It is from this location, a signal station atop the hill, that Confederate observers in 1861 spotted Union Army troops attempting to cross Sudley Ford. The Confederate response to this maneuver began the First Battle of Bull Run.
1 miSW
Tower
Manassas Water Tower, Manassas
27 min walk • The Manassas Water Tower is a historic water storage facility at 9000 Quarry Street in Manassas, Virginia. It is a steel structure 147 feet in height, and is typical in style for its 1914 construction date, with a steel trestle supporting a tank with a hemispherical base and conical roof. It has a capacity of 75,000 US gallons.
1.3 miSW
38°45'2"N • 77°28'26"W
Harris Pavilion, Manassas
33 min walk • Park
1.1 miSW
Romanesque architecture
Prince William County Courthouse, Manassas
30 min walk • Prince William County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at 9248 Lee Avenue, Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia. Rehabilitated in 2000–2001, it currently houses some offices of the Prince William County clerk, and the historic courtroom upstairs can be rented for events.
0.5 miSW
38°45'37"N • 77°27'55"W
BowlAmerica, Manassas
13 min walk • Bowling alley