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VIRGINIA - Fairfax County - Historic Districts

City of Fairfax Historic District **
(added 1987 - Fairfax County - #87001432)
Also known as See Also:Fairfax County Courthouse;Earp's Ordinary;81000673
Jct. of VA 236 and VA 123, Fairfax (Independent City)
(240 acres, 28 buildings)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance: Architecture, Politics/Government, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function: Business, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function: Business, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Civil War Fort Sites (Boundary Increase) **
(added 1978 - Fairfax County - #78003439)
Also known as Fort Circle;Defenses of Washington;See Also:Civil War Fort S
S of Washington on Rosier Bluff, N of Washington off George Washington Parkway, McLean
(693 acres)
Historic Significance: Event
Area of Significance: Military
Period of Significance: 1850-1874
Owner: Federal
Historic Function: Defense
Historic Sub-function: Fortification
Current Function: Landscape
Current Sub-function: Park

Clifton Historic District **
(added 1985 - Fairfax County - #85001786)
Roughly bounded by Popes Head Creek, Water St., Dell Ave., Chestnut & Chapel Rds., Clifton
(420 acres, 56 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman, Second Empire, Other
Area of Significance: Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling

Fort Hunt
(added 1980 - Fairfax County - #80000353)
Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy., Alexandria
(130 acres, 7 buildings)
Historic Significance: Event
Area of Significance: Military
Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Federal
Historic Function: Defense
Historic Sub-function: Fortification
Current Function: Landscape
Current Sub-function: Park

George Washington Memorial Parkway ***
(added 1995 - Fairfax County - #95000605)
Also known as Clara Barton Parkway
Roughly, S side of the Potomac R. from American Legion to Memorial Bridge and N side from Brickyard Rd. to Chain Bridge, Langley
(71460 acres, 1010 structures)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer: FHwA, NPS
Architectural Style: Other
Historic Person: Barton Clara, et al.
Significant Year: 1966, 1930
Area of Significance: Landscape Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1950-1974
Owner: Federal
Historic Function: Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function: Park, Road-Related
Current Function: Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function: Park, Road-Related

Green Spring ***
(added 2003 - Fairfax County - #03001089)
Also known as VDHR File No. 029-0025
4601 Green Spring Rd., Alexandria
(95 acres, 2 buildings, 2 structures)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Farrand, Beatrix, Macomber, Walter
Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Colonial
Area of Significance: Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1925-1949
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function: Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Museum, Park

Herndon Historic District
(added 1991 - Fairfax County - #90002121)
Also known as DHR File No. 235-3;See Also: Herndon Depot
Roughly bounded by Locust, Spring, Pearl, Monroe, Station and Vine Sts., Herndon
(1150 acres, 173 buildings, 1 structure)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance: Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Transportation
Historic Sub-function: City Hall, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function: City Hall, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Langley Fork Historic District **
(added 1982 - Fairfax County - #82001818)
Jct. of Georgetown Pike and Old Chain Bridge Rd., Langley
(370 acres, 12 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style: No Style Listed
Area of Significance: Religion, Education, Transportation, Literature, Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, Road-Related
Current Function: Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function: Religious Structure, School

Manassas National Battlefield Park ***
(added 1966 - Fairfax County - #66000039)
NW of Manassas off VA 215, Manassas
(45218 acres, 12 buildings, 1 structure, 6 objects)
Historic Significance: Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance: Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation: American Military
Period of Significance: 1850-1874
Owner: Federal
Historic Function: Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Battle Site, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Museum, Park, Single Dwelling

Potomac Canal Historic District ***
(added 1979 - Fairfax County - #79003038)
Also known as Patowmack Canal Historic District
E of Great Falls, Great Falls
(250 acres)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
Area of Significance: Engineering, Politics/Government
Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849
Owner: Federal
Historic Function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility, Village Site, Water-Related
Current Function: Landscape
Current Sub-function: Park


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