Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

The Fairfax House

1749 ▿ 1771

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 2, 2014

1. The Fairfax House Marker

Inscription. This house was built and owned for twenty years by the Fairfaxes of Belvoir

Col. William Fairfax
1691 ▿▿▿ 1757 Col. George William Fairfax
1724 ▿▿▿ 1787
Patrons Instructors and friends of Washington, Members of the Virginia House of Burgesses, members of the King's council, trustees and co-founders of the city of Alexandria
This tablet erected by
The Alexandria Association
Alexandria Virginia.
———
1935

Erected 1935 by The Alexandria Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era.

Location. 38° 48.2′ N, 77° 2.517′ W. Marker is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in Old Town. It can be reached from Prince Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 207 Prince Street, Alexandria VA 22314, 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,

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 walking distance of this marker: Colonel Michael Swope House (within shouting distance of this marker); Home of Elisha Cullen Dick (within shouting distance of this marker); 115 Prince Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Green & Brother Furniture

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Residence of General William Brown, M.D. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Johnston's Home (about 300 feet away); Gazette House (about 400 feet away); Home of George Gilpin 1740-1813 (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.

Also see . . .
1. Fairfax-Moore House. (PDF) National Register Nomination Form, Virginia DHR. (Submitted on January 23, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

2. The George William Fairfax House. 207 Prince Street was the home of Gay Montague Moore (Mrs. Charles B. Moore). Chapter 5 of her 1972 book Seaport in Virginia, tells its history. Project Gutenberg. (Submitted on January 23, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 2, 2014

2. The Fairfax House Marker

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 2, 2014

3. The Fairfax House Marker

Historic Alexandria Foundation
Early Buildings Survey
Reg. No. 30S207

The Fairfax-Moore-Montaque House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 2, 2014

4. The Fairfax-Moore-Montaque House

Fairfax-Moore-Montague House, 207 Prince Street, Alexandria, Virginia image. Click for full size.

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Library of Congress, 1930s

5. Fairfax-Moore-Montague House, 207 Prince Street, Alexandria, Virginia

The Fairfax-Moore-<br>Montague House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 2, 2014

6. The Fairfax-Moore-
Montague House

has been registered as a
Virginia
Historic
Landmark
Pursuant to the authority vested in the Virginia Board of Historic Resources

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,405 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 23, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.