Virginia - 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
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
More Information:
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
More Information:
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
More Information:
Salona (added 1973 - - #73002011)
1214 Buchanan St. , McLean
Mckaysalisbury, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
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
More Information:
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:
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
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:
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:
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
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:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
More Information:
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
More Information:
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:
Sully (added 1970 - - #70000793)
N of jct. of Rtes. 28 and U.S. 50 , Chantilly
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
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
More Information:
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
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
More Information:
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
Shearonink, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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:
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
More Information:
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
More Information:
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:
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:
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
More Information:

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