The Fairfax–Moore House is a historical house located at 207 Prince Street in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 1991. The home is noted to its 18th-century Georgian architectural style. To the home's east is the Athenaeum, which is separated from the house by a geometric boxwood garden.[2]
Fairfax–Moore House | |
 Fairfax–Moore House | |
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| Location | 207 Prince Street, Alexandria, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°48′12″N 77°2′34″W / 38.80333°N 77.04278°W |
| Built | Late 18th century |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 90002113 |
| VLR No. | 100-0022 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 17, 1991 |
| Designated VLR | April 17, 1990[1] |
History
editThe date of construction is unclear; the main part of the house may have been constructed by Captain John Harper in the 1780s. The lot was originally owned by George William Fairfax.[1]
The Georgian-style townhouse is three stories and has a rear ell. Preservationist Gay Montague Moore lived in the home from 1919 until her death in 1988. It is part of the Alexandria Historic District, to which it is a contributing structure.[1]
The NRHP nomination form for the home notes that the home's "refined proportions, three-and-a-half-story elevation, side-hall plan, and service ell ... symbolizes the sophistication of Alexandria's late-eighteenth-century urban domestic idiom."[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "100-0022 Fairfax-Moore House". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Fairfax–Moore House" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior and National Register of Historic Places. 1991. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ Fairfax–Moore House: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Virginia Department of Historic Resources.