Manassas is rich in local history. Starting out as a simple, but strategic railroad junction, the area was the site of the first major land battle of the Civil War. After the war, a Victorian-style town sprang up around the railroad to become the center of local commerce for many years. Its many historical buildings and sites, paired with a beautiful sky, make great subjects for local infrared photography.
The Manassas Train Station. This Victorian style red brick station with a tile roof was constructed in 1914. It is the third train station to stand on this site that dates back to the 1880s.
The station now serves the Virginia Rail Express (VRE) as a embarkation site for commuters traveling to Alexandria, Crystal City, and Washington DC. and passengers traveling on AMTRAK.
The station was beautifully restored to its original 1914 conditions in the 1990s.
Downtown Manassas Post Office
The Prince William County Courthouse (active from 1897-1982) is built in a Romanesque style architecture that features a three story clock tower and cupola.
Harris Pavilion in Old Town Manassas
Harry J Parrish Old Town Hall and Fire Station. The former town hall is a sophisticated Colonial Revival building which housed the fire company on the ground floor, with the town offices and council chambers above.
The modern architecture of the Hylton Performing Arts Center on George Mason\'s Prince William Campus in Manassas.
Manassas City Cemetery (aka Confederate Cemetery). The exigencies of the Civil War did not always permit a formal burial for fallen soldiers. They often were buried on the farmlands where the battles were fought. As the war ended and agricultural activity returned to the area, these impromptu grave sites caused a problem. To give these honored dead a more proper resting place, in 1867, land was donated as a burial site for these unknown soldiers. This parcel of land is now part of the Manassas City Cemetery.
Historic Brentsville Courthouse
Entrance gates to the Groveton Confederate Cemetery, Manassas National Battlefield Park
A white marble obelisk is dedicated as a memorial to the estimated 500 unknown confederate soldiers reburied at the Groveton Confederate Cemetery.
General Stonewall Jackson memorial at the Manassas National Battlefield Park.
The Stone House. This historic structure was used as a hospital during and after the First and Second Battles of Manassas.
Canon at the site of the Confederate artillery line at the First Battle of Manassas.
Henry Hill. The site of the only known civilian casualty of the First Battle of Manassas.