Editing Occoquan, Virginia (section)

== Local attractions ==
[[File:Odd Fellows Hall and Marker.JPG|left|thumb|Odd Fellows Hall, 2007]]
A number of structures in town, including many in the downtown commercial area, are part of the [[Occoquan Historic District]] listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP). [[Rockledge (Occoquan, Virginia)|Rockledge]], the former house of the town's founder, is also listed as a significant structure on the NRHP.

Historic houses in Occoquan include a 17th-century house at 206 Mill Street and Rockledge Manor, a [[Georgian era|Georgian]] mansion built in 1758 by John Ballandine and British architect [[William Buckland (architect)|William Buckland]].<ref name=":0" /> Two hotels in the town date back to the early 1800s: the Hamill Hotel built in 1804 and the Occoquan Inn built in 1810.<ref name=":0" /> The oldest brick structure in Occoquan, the Hamill Hotel once housed [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] troops under General [[Wade Hampton III|Wade Hampton]].<ref name=":0" /> 

The Mill House Museum in Occoquan is operated daily except Wednesdays by the Occoquan Historical Society.<ref name=":1" /> The Odd Fellows Hall on 308 Commerce Street dates back to 1889 but was renovated to add an upstairs porch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town of Occoquan, Virginia – Historic District Design Guidelines Manual |url=https://www.occoquanva.gov/wp-content/uploads/arch-review-board/5aa24fe66f6c293b00e14698ebab72ff.pdf |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=The Town of Occoquan}}</ref>