Fairfax Arms
The Fairfax Arms, also known as the Colchester Inn, is a historic inn and tavern located at Colchester, Fairfax County, Virginia. It was built in the mid-18th century, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, three-bay, brick building measuring approximately 25 feet by 32 feet. It features flanking exterior stone chimneys and a gable roof with dormers.
The house, then called the Colchester Inn, seen in 1959.
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Long privately owned, the house was purchased by the Fairfax County Park Authority in 2021.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Thomas M. Slade (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fairfax Arms" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
- ^ "Fairfax Park Authority purchases historic property". INSIDENOVA.COM.
External links
Media related to Fairfax Arms at Wikimedia Commons
- Colchester Inn, 10712 Old Colchester Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, VA: 7 photos and 2 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
