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

Fairfax County Virginia (Page 2) has 21 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 9 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Pope-Leighey House, Potomac Canal Historic District, Southwest No. 6 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia, Southwest No. 7 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia and Southwest No. 8 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia.

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

Several famous people are associated with these Fairfax County historic places including Washington, Lewis, Underwood, Mason, Clara Barton and Henry Alvord.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Fairfax County places including William Thornton, R.E. Burson, Waddy D. Wood, Kalhn, Albert, Associates, Inc., Frank Lloyd Wright, A.W. Grimsley, Robert Davenport and Robert L. Harrover. Prominent architectural styles found in Fairfax Country are Federal, Colonial Revival and Gothic Revival.

Pope-Leighey House (added 1970 - - #70000791)

E of Accotink off U.S. 1 , Accotink

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wright,Frank Lloyd

Architectural Style:

Prairie School, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Single Dwelling

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Potomac Canal Historic District (added 1979 - - #79003038)

Also known as Patowmack Canal Historic District

E of Great Falls , Great Falls

Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

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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Ratcliffe-Logan-Allison House (added 1973 - - #73002209)

Also known as Earp's Ordinary

200 E. Main St. , Fairfax (Independent City)

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Restaurant

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Salona (added 1973 - - #73002011)

1214 Buchanan St. , McLean

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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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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Southwest No. 6 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia (added 1991 - - #91000011)

Also known as SW6,Jurisdiction Stone;DHR File No. 00-22

S. Jefferson St. S of jct. with Columbia Pike, in median strip , Bailey's Crossroads

Euclid 27~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

More Information:

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Southwest No. 7 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia (added 1991 - - #91000012)

Also known as SW7,Jurisdiction Stone;DHR File No. 00-22

Behind 3101 S. Manchester St. , Fairfax

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

More Information:

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Southwest No. 8 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia (added 1991 - - #91000013)

Also known as SW8,Jurisdiction Stone;DHR File No. 00-22

Jct. of Wilson Blvd. and John Marshall Dr., behind apt. bldg. , Arlington

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

More Information:

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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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St. Mary's Church (added 1976 - - #76002104)

5605 Vogue Rd. , Fairfax Station

Mdesantor, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Barton,Clara

Significant Year:

1858

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Health/Medicine, Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Sully (added 1970 - - #70000793)

N of jct. of Rtes. 28 and U.S. 50 , Chantilly

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Sydenstricker School (added 2012 - - #12000539)

8511 Hooes Rd., Springfield

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

Also known as 44FX0544

7301 High Point Road , Lorton

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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

Tauxemont Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000033)

Also known as VDHR File No. 029-5199

Bet. Ft. Hunt Rd. and Accotink Place, inc. Shenandoah, Tauxemont, Namassin, Westmoreland and Gahant Rds. and Bolling , Alexandria

Slowking4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Davenport, Robert

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, School, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, School, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility

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Thermo-Con House (added 1997 - - #97001075)

Also known as Building No. 172 of Fort Belvoir; VDHR File No. 029-5001

9791 Gunston Rd. , Fort Belvoir

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kalhn, Albert, Associates, Inc.

Architectural Style:

International Style

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Work In Progress

Tower House (added 2006 - - #06000341)

Also known as Edgewater; Marshland-on-the-Potomac, 029-0151

9066 Tower House Place , Alexandria

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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

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

Also known as 44FX2262, VDHR# 029-0330

5512 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy. , Lorton

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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

More Information:

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West Cornerstone (added 1991 - - #91000014)

Also known as West,Jurisdiction Stone;DHR File No. 00-22

W side Meridian St., S of jct. with Williamsburg Blvd. , Falls Church

Smallbones, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

More Information:

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Woodlawn Plantation (added 1970 - - #70000792)

W of jct. of U.S. 1 and Rte. 235 , Alexandria

Tetraktys, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wood, Waddy D., Thornton,William

Architectural Style:

Federal

Historic Person:

Washington, Lewis, Underwood, Mason

Significant Year:

1805, 1951, 1799

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government, Conservation

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Woodlawn Quaker Meetinghouse (added 2009 - - #09000335)

Also known as Woodlawn Friends Meeting House

8990 Woodlawn Rd. , Fort Belvoir

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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

More Information:

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