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Clifton in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

7161 Main Street

Clifton Historic District

 
 
7161 Main Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 27, 2022
1. 7161 Main Street Marker
Inscription.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
 
Location. 38° 46.765′ N, 77° 23.153′ W. Marker is in Clifton, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is on Main Street just south of School Street (Virginia Route 645), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7161 Main St, Clifton VA 20124, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Huckbill (here, next to this marker); Buckley House (a few steps from this marker); Kidwell House (within shouting distance of this marker); Kincheloe House (within shouting distance of this marker); Clifton Primitive Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Harris House (within shouting distance of this marker); Cross House (within shouting distance of this marker); Davis Buckley House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clifton.
 
Also see . . .  National Register of Historic Places nomination form for the Clifton Historic District.
Excerpt from the nomination form about the house, on page 9:
#29 7161 Main Street. Wright House, 1904. A two story house with center gable in roof, 4 over 4 window in gable. To each side of the central bay door are sets of double windows, each double-hung sash. On the north side is an enclosed screened porch with a hipped roof. In scale and size this house is an architectural addition to the district.
(Submitted on July 10, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.) 
 
7161 Main Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 27, 2022
2. 7161 Main Street
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 25, 2026