Ford Building (Fairfax, Virginia)

Ford Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Ford Building in 2025
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Location	3977 Chain Bridge Road Fairfax, Virginia
Coordinates	38°50′48″N77°18′23″W / 38.84666°N 77.3063575°W / 38.84666; -77.3063575
Built	1835
Architectural style	Georgian Revival
Part of	City of Fairfax Historic District
NRHP reference No.	87001432 [1]

The Ford House is a Georgian Revival former home (now a commercial building) built c. 1835. The most famous resident, Antonia Ford, was a spy for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 as part of the City of Fairfax Historic District. ^[1]

Antonia Ford

Main article: Antonia Ford

Born and raised in Fairfax, Virginia, Antonia Ford was able to remain in the town once occupied by Union forces in mid-1861. Ford was able to gain intelligence from Union troops, which she passed on to Confederate leaders. She was eventually discovered and arrested on March 13, and incarcerated in Washington, D.C. at the Old Capitol Prison. ^[2]

Notes

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Whitehead, Ashley M. (May 27, 2014). "Ford, Antonia (1838–1871)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Retrieved February 24, 2018.