Fairfax Arms

Fairfax Arms
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
The Fairfax Arms, seen in 2012
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Location	10712 Old Colchester Rd., Colchester, Virginia
Coordinates	38°40′7″N77°14′8″W / 38.66861°N 77.23556°W / 38.66861; -77.23556
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
NRHP reference No.	79003037 [1]
VLR No.	029-0043
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 21, 1979
Designated VLR	December 19, 1978 [2]

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. ^[3]

The house, then called the Colchester Inn, seen in 1959.

Long privately owned, the house was purchased by the Fairfax County Park Authority in 2021. ^[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
3. Thomas M. Slade (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fairfax Arms" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
4. "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