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

Fairfax County Virginia (Vacant / Not In Use) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bowman, A. Smith, Distillery, D.C. Workhouse and Reformatory Historic District, Dranesville Tavern and Moorefield and D.C. Workhouse and Reformatory Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Fairfax County historic places including A. Smith Sr. Bowman, Jeremiah Moore and Dr. C.A. Max Wiehle.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Fairfax County places including Snowden Ashford, Albert Harris and Sanford Cockerille. Prominent architectural styles found in Fairfax Country are Beaux Arts, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Bowman, A. Smith, Distillery (added 1999 - - #99001503)

Also known as Wiehle Town Hall, Sunset Hills

1875 Old Reston Ave. , Reston

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Historic Person:

Wiehle, Dr. C.A. Max, Bowman, A. Smith Sr.

Significant Year:

1934, 1892

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Processing, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

D.C. Workhouse and Reformatory Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000052)

Also known as District of Columbia Correctional Facility, Lorton Prison; DHR File No. 029-0947

Bet. Silverbrook Rd., Lorton Rd., Ox Rd., and Furnace Rd. , Lorton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Harris, Albert, Ashford, Snowden

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Politics/Government, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Correctional Facility, Institutional Housing, Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Sport Facility

Dranesville Tavern (added 1972 - - #72001393)

11919 Leesburg Pike , Dranesville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cockerille,Sanford

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Restaurant

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

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

Moorefield (added 2005 - - #78003014)

Moorefield Hill Pl. , Vienna

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Moore,Jeremiah

Significant Year:

1794

Area of Significance:

Religion

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use