Fairview (Spotsylvania County, Virginia)

Fairview
Fairview (Spotsylvania County, Virginia)
Fairview (Spotsylvania County, Virginia) is located in Northern Virginia
Fairview (Spotsylvania County, Virginia)
Location in northern Virginia
Fairview (Spotsylvania County, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Fairview (Spotsylvania County, Virginia)
Location in Virginia
Fairview (Spotsylvania County, Virginia) is located in the United States
Fairview (Spotsylvania County, Virginia)
Location in United States
Location2020 Whitelake Dr., Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Nearest cityFredericksburg, Virginia
Coordinates38°14′25″N 77°30′53″W / 38.24028°N 77.51472°W / 38.24028; -77.51472
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1837
Built bySamuel Alsop Jr.
ArchitectSamuel Alsop Jr.
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.93001460[1]
VLR No.088-0012
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1993
Designated VLROctober 20, 1993[2]

Fairview is an historic home located near Fredericksburg, Virginia at 2020 Whitelake Drive.[3] It is the largest of the historic homes in Spotsylvania County. The house was built in 1837 by Samuel Alsop, Jr. (1776-1859). Alsop was an architect and builder who designed a number of buildings in Spotsylvania including the Old Berea Church and Kenmore Woods (1829), which he built for his daughter.[4][5]

After building homes for his daughters, Fairview was designed and constructed for Alsop himself. The Federal-style home is double-pile construction (meaning that there are two rooms between the front façade and the rear wall of the house). The site on which the home was built was originally 1,200 acres (490 ha). In the 1970s the land was subdivided for residences.[3]

Fairview was added to the National Register of Historic Places in December 1993.[1]

  1. ^ a b "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 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b Loth, Calder (2000). The Virginia Landmarks Register (4th ed.). The Virginia Landmarks Register. p. 496. ISBN 9780813918624.
  4. ^ Jones, Annette (16 December 2008). "Preservation group chooses Berea Church". The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  5. ^ Mead, Eileen (16 April 1993). "It's Lookin' Good at Kenmore Woods". The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Retrieved 22 May 2012.