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

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. 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

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style. Located on the property are a contributing large brick, frame and stone barn and an overseer's house. an
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/ref> 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

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in 1970.

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