Rappahannock County, Virginia

Founding: 1833
Parent county: Culpeper

Namesake: The Rappahannock River
Seat: Washington (1833–)

Land area: 266 square miles

Population (2020): 7,348

Population (historic): 9,257 (1840); 8,850 (1860); 9,291 (1880); 8,843 (1900); 7,717 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1850; 1870s; 1890s; 1970–2010

Subdivisions: One town; three CDPs

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,072 (27.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 51.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 26%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 35.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 24.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,500
Average outbuilding value (1930): $942
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 949
Average farm size (1920): 107.9 acres
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Washington

Namesake: George Washington, U.S. president

Founding: 1749 (platting); 1795 (incorporation); 1803 (post office)

Population (2020): 86

Population (historic): 254 (1880); 300 (1900); 250 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880; 1890s; 1970s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 48 (60.8%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Ben Venue / William Fletcher Farm (c. 1845). 53 Ben Venue Road. Federal.
2. Caledonia / John Dearing Farm (1812). 47 Dearing Road.
3. Rose Hill / Fletcher House (1878). 13311 Lee Highway. Italianate.
4. Montpelier / Francis Thornton Farm (c. 1750/1850s). 29 Montpelier Lane. Greek Revival/Italianate.
5. Calvert Mill (c. 1800/1840). Old Mill Road, west of Washington.
6. John Miller House (1842–1843/1880–1881). 22 Round Hill Road. Italianate.
7. Sunnyside / Miller Farm (c. 1785/1800/1850). 186 Sunnyside Orchard Lane.
8. Ashland (c. 1790). 38 Yancy Road.

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