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Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District
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National Register of Historic Places

Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District

Also known as DHR File No. 76-83

Quantico Base’s first place on the National RegisterListed Mar 26, 2001; only 1,811 of Virginia’s 3,272 listings are older
Colonial RevivalListed 2001Quantico Base

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About the district

Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 26, 2001: the first place in Quantico Base to be listed. Only 1,811 of Virginia’s 3,272 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture, military, black history and medicine, at the national level. It describes its style as Colonial Revival, as it does for 403 other Virginia listings. The district takes in 235 historic buildings. The listing covers 1,025 acres.

What it isMarine corps base in Virginia, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 85 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1917 to today

  1. 1917Built
  2. 2001Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 25 years
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Finding Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District

Marine Corps Base Quantico, Quantico Base

No other Register listing is within a short walk. The nearest are under Around it.

Around it

1 more Register listing within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

More like it

Colonial Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Colonial Revival.

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Questions about Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District

Is Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 26, 2001 (Register number 01000260).

Is Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Virginia has 125 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Aquia Church, 6.5 miles away.

Can you visit Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Quantico Marine Corps Base Historic District?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 85 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41682743 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.