Dale City in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Russell House and Store

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 24, 2006

1. Russell House and Store Marker

Inscription. This 19th century two-story flagstone-covered Russell House represents a type of local architecture predominant in rural northern Virginia from the mid-19th century to the 1960s. The house, its barn, granary and other outbuildings made up one of the last farms in eastern Prince William county. Originally a hog and dairy farm, it was converted to dairying in the 1950s. The farm buildings were torn down in 1991. On this site also stood the Russell Store, the center of local commercial and social activity in the Bethel, Smokestown, Agnewville, and Hoadley sections of the county. The two-store general store, dating from the early 1900s, was operated by Daisy Tavenner Russell from 1917 until 1977. It was razed in 1992.

Erected by The Hechinger Company.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1991.

Location. 38° 39.232′ N, 77° 18.685′ W. Marker is in Dale City, Virginia, in Prince William County. It is on Minnieville Road (Local Route 640) north of Prince William Parkway (County Route 3000), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woodbridge VA 22193, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Old Bethel Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Glascock Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Old Bethel High School (approx. ¼ mile away); Old Telegraph Road (approx. 1.4 miles away); Benita Fitzgerald Drive (approx. 1.8 miles away); William Grayson’s Grave (approx. 1.9 miles away); Revolutionary Soldiers Spence and William Grayson (approx. 2 miles away); Spence and William Grayson (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dale City.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 24, 2006

2. Russell House and Store Marker

Russell House Today image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 24, 2006

3. Russell House Today

Russell House, at the edge of a shopping center parking lot, now houses a restaurant.

Russell House Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, October 22, 2021

4. Russell House Building

The home is now used as a restaurant.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4,769 times since then and 105 times this year. Last updated on October 3, 2023, by N. Jozsa of Woodbridge, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 20, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4. submitted on December 19, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.