In January 2018 MHAA formed a partnership with Carol Lee, and the Willisville community, to pursue a National Register listing for the historic village. Fundraising efforts soon began, culminating in a standing room only Gospel Concert, which led to the hiring of preservationist Jane Covington Motion. She and Carol worked vigorously together over the next eighteen months to complete the research for the nomination.
On December 9, 2019, Willisville was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places. MHAA is honored to have assisted in the project and is excited to partner with the recently formed Willisville Preservation Foundation to share the village history with the community in early 2020. Willisville is an early 19th century settlement in Loudoun County which pre-dates the Civil War, and it is now Loudoun's only African Amercian village individually listed on the Register.
We look forward to rescheduling our community celebration of that significant event, originally scheduled for April 17, but rescheduled because of COVID-19.
