Manassas

Historic residential district

Manassas is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The city borders Prince William County, and the independent city of Manassas Park, Virginia. The Bureau of Economic Analysis includes both Manassas and Manassas Park with Prince William County for statistical purposes. Manassas also serves as the seat of Prince William County. It surrounds the 38-acre county courthouse, but that county property is not part of the city. The City of Manassas has several important historic sites from the period 1850–1870. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Manassas has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated “Cfa” on climate maps.

The Manassas Regional Airport has 26 businesses operating out of the airport property. There are 415 based airplanes and two fixed-base operators, APP Jet Center and Dulles Aviation. The Manassas Regional Airport has land available for development. 11% of people working in Manassas live in the city, while 89% commute in. 36% commute from Prince William County and 18% commute from Fairfax. Additionally 16,700 people commute from Manassas to the surrounding areas. The City of Manassas is served by the Manassas City Public Schools. There are five elementary schools in Manassas, two intermediate school, one middle school, and one high school. Most private schools in Manassas are associated with religious institutions, like All Saints Catholic Church or St. Thomas Methodist Church.

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Historic residential district

Georgetown South is a PUD located 30 miles south of downtown Washington, D.C. in the city of Manassas. When it was built in the 1960s, it was seen as a "tony, southern sister for the District’s famous and affluent Georgetown". It is composed entirely of 3-bedroom, 2-story redbrick townhomes built between 1960 and 1970, some with exteriors painted in creams or pastels. The neighborhood features a community center that offers a walk-in pediatric clinic, seminars, workshops, and citizenship courses. Old Town Manassas, which is also called the Manassas Historic District, is a neighborhood in the city-center of Manassas. According to Historic Manassas, this teeny seven-by-one block area alone contains 206 buildings and one contributing object. The Old Town Triangle is a historic residential district adjacent to Old Town Manassas. It is named for its triangular shape, with three street borders: Grant Avenue, Sudley Road, and Portner Avenue. The Old Town Triangle is composed mostly of spacious colonial, manor, and single-story homes built between 1900 and 1955. They are valued substantially higher than similar homes in adjacent neighborhoods.