City of Manassas, VirginiaManassas Local Guide
Get to Know Manassas
A practical starting point for owning, maintaining and improving a home in the independent City of Manassas, Virginia. Confirm that your property is inside the city, then find its municipal services, permit offices and shared regional resources. A Manassas mailing address may belong to a different jurisdiction.
Manassas grew around the 1850s junction of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad and the Manassas Gap Railroad and incorporated as a town in 1873. The Virginia Department of Historic Resources’ Manassas Historic District overview (opens in a new tab) traces that railroad heritage, the growth of its commercial and residential streets, and the 1914 railway station that remains an anchor of the historic district.
Today, Manassas is its own independent city. Explore the Manassas Museum (opens in a new tab) for local exhibits, African American history, historic sites and programs. For homeowners, that heritage has a practical side: confirm whether your parcel falls within one of the city’s locally designated historic overlay districts (opens in a new tab) before changing the exterior. A property’s age alone does not establish its review requirements.
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