Fairfield Farms is a historic
estate house located near
Berryville,
Clarke County, Virginia. It was built in 1768, and designed by architect
John Ariss and built for Warner Washington, first cousin to
George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...
. During his surveying for Lord Fairfax, George Washington helped survey and layout the property for John Aris. It is a five-part complex with a -story hipped-roof central block having walls of irregular native limestone ashlar throughout. It is in the
Georgian
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style. Located on the property are a contributing large brick, frame and stone barn and an overseer's house.
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In February 2018, Fairfield Farms was purchased by developer Charles Paret, a Virginia native, who was unsuccessful in his endeavor to develop the property. Daniel Huertas obtained the property in 2020 with plans to revive the estate.
Fairfield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1970.[
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References
National Register of Historic Places in Clarke County, Virginia
Georgian architecture in Virginia
Houses in Clarke County, Virginia
John Ariss buildings
Colonial architecture in Virginia
Washington family residences
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
1770 establishments in Virginia
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