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HISTORIC PROPERTY SURVEY UPDATE OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA Old Town Hall, 3999 University Drive, (EHT Traceries, 2004) FINAL REPORT PREPARED BY EHT TRACERIES, INC. FOR THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA OFFICE OF HISTORIC RESOURCES 2004 HISTORIC PROPERTY SURVEY UPDATE OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA Final Report Prepared by EHT Traceries, Inc. 1121 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 202/393-1199 Laura V. Trieschmann, Principal Investigator for The City of Fairfax, Virginia Office of Historic Resources (Contact: Dr. Christopher Martin, Director of Historic Resources 703/273-5452) 2004 Historic Property Survey Update, City of Fairfax, Virginia EHT Traceries, Inc., 2004 Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................page 3 ABSTRACT ..........................................................................................................................page 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...................................................................................................page 8 STAFFING ............................................................................................................................page 8 FUNDING .............................................................................................................................page 8 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................page 9 Objectives.............................................................................................................................. page 9 Scope of Work ....................................................................................................................... page 9 Methodology ......................................................................................................................... page 9 Work Plan .............................................................................................................................. page 11 HISTORIC CONTEXT .......................................................................................................page 14 HISTORIC THEMES .........................................................................................................page 54 1. Theme: Architecture/Community Planning ....................................................................... page 54 2. Theme: Commerce/Trade .................................................................................................. page 104 3. Theme: Domestic .............................................................................................................. page 111 4. Theme: Education ............................................................................................................. page 128 5. Theme: Funerary ............................................................................................................... page 131 6. Theme: Government/Law/Politics ..................................................................................... page 133 7. Theme: Recreation/Arts..................................................................................................... page 135 8. Theme: Religion ................................................................................................................ page 137 9. Theme: Social .................................................................................................................... page 139 10. Theme: Transportation/Communication .......................................................................... page 141 SURVEY UPDATE FINDINGS ..........................................................................................page 144 City of Fairfax Database Holdings ........................................................................................ page 144 Analysis of Survey Update Findings ..................................................................................... page 144 Inventory of all properties, sorted by VDHR ID number ......................................... page 145 Inventory of all properties, sorted by address ........................................................... page 146 RECOMMENDATIONS .....................................................................................................page 152 City of Fairfax Historic District Expansion (Draft) ............................................................... page 157 BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................page 191 Historic Property Survey Update, City of Fairfax, Virginia EHT Traceries, Inc., 2004 Page 3 LIST OF FIGURES 1. Location of the City of Fairfax .................................................................................... page 14 2. Fairfax County Courthouse ......................................................................................... page 24 3. Town of Providence Plat, 1805 ................................................................................... page 26 4. Wilcoxen Tavern ......................................................................................................... page 27 5. Location of the Independent Line of the Manassas Gap Railroad ............................... page 28 6. Fairfax County Courthouse, June 1863 ....................................................................... page 33 7. G.M. Hopkins’ Atlas of Fifteen Miles Around Washington, D.C., 1868 ..................... page 35 8. Fairfax Elementary School .......................................................................................... page 37 9. A.J. Shipman’s 1886 Map of Fairfax County, Virginia .............................................. page 38 10. Washington, Arlington and Falls Church Electric Railway Line ................................ page 40 11. Old Town Hall ............................................................................................................ page 41 12. Railroad Avenue Streetcar Station, circa 1904 ............................................................ page 44 13. Aerial View of the Town of Fairfax, 1927 .................................................................. page 46 14. Subdivisions in the City of Fairfax .............................................................................. page 48 15. Tastee 29 Diner ........................................................................................................... page 49 16. City of Fairfax Local and National Register Historic Districts .................................... page 52 17. Addition to Paul VI High School, 10675 Lee Highway (151-5247) ........................... page 61 18. Robey House, 3906 Chain Bridge Road (151-0003-0020) ......................................... page 62 19. House, 10540 Warwick Avenue (151-5242) ............................................................... page 65 20. House, 10376 Main Street (151-0003-0043) ............................................................... page 66 21. House, 4238 Berritt Street (151-5113) ........................................................................ page 68 22. Office Building, 10523 Main Street (151-5456) ......................................................... page 69 23. Twin House, 4215-4217 Allison Circle (151-5332) .................................................... page 71 24. Advertisement, The Washington Post, July 19, 1953 .................................................. page 73 25. Advertisement, The Washington Post, July 7, 1956 .................................................... page 76 26. Advertisement, The Washington Post, May 17, 1953 ................................................. page 79 27. House, 3949 Fairview Drive (151-5155) .................................................................... page 81 28. Advertisement, The Washington Post, May 24, 1953 ................................................. page 82 29. Advertisement, The Washington Post, September 20, 1958 ....................................... page 83 30. Advertisement, The Washington Post, February 12, 1956 .......................................... page 84 31. House, 3917 Estel Road (151-5144) ........................................................................... page 88 32. Advertisement, The Washington Post, August 23, 1953 ............................................. page 89 33. House, 10913 Woodhaven Drive (151-5426) ............................................................. page 90 34. House, 4137 Locust Lane (151-5054) ......................................................................... page 92 35. House, 10204 Addison Court (151-5084) ................................................................... page 95 36. Moore and Oliver Subdivision Plat ............................................................................. page 97 37. Advertisement, The Washington Post, October 17, 1954............................................ page 99 38. Fairfax Herald Building, 10400 Main Street (151-0003-0037) ................................... page 106 39. Former Supermarket, 10930 Lee Highway (151-5229 ................................................ page 107 40. Fairfax National Bank, 10440 Main Street (151-0003-0027) ..................................... page 108 41. A.I.M. Auto Service Building, 10550 Lee Highway (151-5230) ................................ page 109 42. Tastee 29 Diner, 10536 Lee Highway (151-0039) .....................................................