Village of Morattico Historic District

Village of Morattico Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
U.S. Post Office in Morattico
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Location	Portions of Morattico Rd., Riverside, & Saltwater Drs., Church, & Sea Shell Lns., Mulberry Creek, & Water View Rds., Morattico, Virginia
Coordinates	37°47′21″N 76°37′45″W / 37.78917°N 76.62917°W / 37.78917; -76.62917Coordinates: 37°47′21″N 76°37′45″W / 37.78917°N 76.62917°W / 37.78917; -76.62917
Area	200 acres (81 ha)
Architect	multiple
NRHP Reference #	11000857
VLR #	051-5223
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 22, 2011
Designated VLR	September 20, 2010

11000857

Village of Morattico Historic District is a national historic district located at Morattico, Lancaster County, Virginia. The district encompasses 69 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 3 contributing structures in the village of Morattico. The district includes residential, commercial, and institutional buildings in a community whose economy was based on water-borne transportation, seafood extraction, and seafood processing. The village developed after 1890. Notable buildings include the Morattico General Store (c. 1890), Dr. Lewis' Office (c. 1910), Morattico Post Office (1949), Jackson Seafood (1950), Shelton Crab House, and Emmanuel United Methodist Church (1898).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.