National Register of Historic Places - Virginia (VA), Fairfax County

Fairfax County Virginia (Page 2) has 27 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance. Significant places include Washington's, George, Distillery and Gristmill and Manassas Battlefield Historic District (Boundary Increase), Frying Pan Meetinghouse, Belvoir Mansion Ruins and the Fairfax Grave and Woodlawn Quaker Meetinghouse.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Middle Woodland and Late Woodland dating back to 499 BC.

Learn about the many famous people who are associated with these Fairfax County historic places including Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, Robert Edward Lee, Capt. John Jackston, Henry Alvord, Laura Ratcliffe and William III Gunnell.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Fairfax County places including R.E. Burson, Joseph Pollia, Washington & Fairfax Electric RR Co., U.S. Bureau of Public Roads, L.B. Morris, John Gunnell, Robert L. Harrover and A.W. Grimsley. Prominent architectural styles found in Fairfax Country are Greek Revival, Colonial Revival and Federal.

Frying Pan Meetinghouse (added 1991 - #91000016)

Also known as Frying Pan Old School Baptist Church (1832);Frying Pan Sprin

2615 Centreville Rd. , Floris

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Black, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

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Belvoir Mansion Ruins and the Fairfax Grave (added 1973 - #73002337)

Also known as Belvoir

SE of intersection of 23rd St. and Belvoir Rd. , Fort Belvoir

Altairisfar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Colonial

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Processing, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Defense, Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Camp, Cemetery, Military Facility, Multiple Dwelling

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Woodlawn Quaker Meetinghouse (added 2009 - #09000335)

Also known as Woodlawn Friends Meeting House

8990 Woodlawn Rd. , Fort Belvoir

Slowking4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Great Falls Grange Hall and Forestville School (added 2004 - #04000861)

Also known as VDHR # 29-441

9812 and 9818 Georgetown Pike , Great Falls

KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History, Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, School

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

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Gunnell, John, House (added 2006 - #06001100)

Also known as DHR File No. 029-5525, George Coleman House

489 Arnon Meadow Rd. , Great Falls

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gunnell, John

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Gunnell, William, House (added 2003 - #03000447)

Also known as Gunnell's Run, 029-109

600 Insbruck Ave. , Great Falls

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Colonial

Historic Person:

Gunnell, William III

Significant Year:

1750, 1791, 1933

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Professional, Single Dwelling

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Four Stairs (added 2004 - #04000842)

840 Leigh Mill Rd. , Great Falls

KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Jackston, Capt. John

Significant Year:

1850, 1796, 1737

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Single Dwelling

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Great Falls Park Historic District (added 2014 - #14001079)

Great Falls, Great Falls

Jarekt, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Merrybrook (added 2007 - #07000362)

Also known as Laura Ratcliffe/Hanna House;029-0245 and 44FX0903, Brookside;

2346 Centreville Rd. , Herndon

BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Ratcliffe, Laura

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility

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Herndon Historic District (added 1991 - #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

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

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

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Bloomfield (added 2013 - #12001266)

12000 Leesburg Pike, Herndon

LeiferJM, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

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Floris Historic District (added 2010 - #10000543)

Bounded by Centreville Rd, W Ox Rd, Monroe St, and Frying Pan Branch , Herndon

Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Washington's, George, Distillery and Gristmill (added 2003 - #03000739)

Also known as 44FX2262, VDHR# 029-0330

5512 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy. , Lorton

CommonsHelper2 Bot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Burson, R.E.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Museum

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Silverbook Methodist Church (added 2004 - #03001438)

Also known as DHR 029-5018, Silverbrook United Methodist Church

8616 Silverbrood Rd., VA 600 , Lorton

Slowking4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Harrover, Robert L., Grimsley, A.W.

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

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Taft Archeological Site #029-5411 (added 2004 - #04000859)

Also known as 44FX0544

7301 High Point Road , Lorton

KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Middle Woodland, Late Woodland

Period of Significance:

499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Processing Site

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Forest, Outdoor Recreation, Park

Lexington (added 2013 - #13000336)

7301 High Point Rd., Lorton

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799

Manassas Battlefield Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2006 - #05001546)

Also known as VDHR # 076-0271, Manassas National Battlefield Park

Address Restricted , Manassas

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pollia, Joseph, et.al.

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Jackson, Thomas J. "Stonewall", Lee, Robert Edward

Significant Year:

1940, 1861, 1862

Area of Significance:

Other, Military, Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

African-American, European-American

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

State, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Battle Site, Camp, Cemetery, Monument/Marker, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Battle Site, Cemetery, Graves/Burials, Monument/Marker, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

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Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (added 1981 - #81000079)

Washington St. and George Washington Memorial Pkwy. , McLean

F\u00e6, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

U.S. Bureau of Public Roads

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Park, Road-Related

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Spring Hill Farm (added 2002 - #02000446)

1121 Spring Hill Rd. , McLean

ZeWrestler, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Federal

Historic Person:

Alvord, Henry

Significant Year:

1872, 1822, 1850

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Natural Feature, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Natural Feature, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility

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Bois Dor?b> (added 2020 - #100005880)

Also known as Scott, Karen Gram, House, Eagle House, DHR#029-6641

8008 Georgetown Pike, McLean

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Area of Significance:

Architecture

Drover?s Rest (added 2023 - #100009070)

Also known as VDHR #029-0012

8526 Georgetown Pk., McLean

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Conservation

Oakton Trolley Station (added 1995 - #95000026)

Also known as VDHR No. 29-477

2923 Gray St. , Oakton

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Vale School--Community House (added 2011 - #11000349)

3124 Fox Mill Rd., Oakton

KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Historic Person:

Jodzies, Florence

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

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Lake Anne Village Center Historic District (added 2017 - #100001041)

North Shore Drive and Washington Plaza West and North, Reston

KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History

Period of Significance:

1963-1967 AD

U. S. Geological Survey National Center (added 2020 - #100005414)

12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston

Ser Amantio di Nicolao, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Sydenstricker School (added 2012 - #12000539)

8511 Hooes Rd., Springfield

KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Education, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

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Freeman Store (added 2012 - #11000834)

131 Church St. NE., Vienna

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Freeman, Leon Lydecker

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Military, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

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