A Look Back at Braddock District, Fairfax County, Virginia

Item #212: Ravensworth Mansion

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Circa 1920 photographs show the exterior rear and parlor of Ravensworth mansion. William Fitzhugh, great grandson and namesake of the original buyer...

Item #211: Ravensworth Mansion

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Circa 1920 photographs show the exterior front and front entrance hall of Ravensworth mansion. William Fitzhugh, great grandson and namesake of the...

Item #210: Slideshow: Rebel Hill

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Rebel Hill, a small but steep hill on Braddock Road near Wakefield Chapel Road, challenged drivers, especially in bad weather, until tamed by highway...

Item #209: Slide Show: Development in Kings Park

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A series of aerial images from 1937 to 2002 shows how development changed the area of Kings Park near the intersections of Braddock, Rolling and Burke...

Item #208: Jerusalem Baptist Church

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The Jerusalem Baptist congregation of Fairfax Station formed on May 17, 1840. Charter members worshiped every third Sunday at the Upper Church...

Item #207: Historic Marker: Price's Ordinary

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The historic marker reads: "PRICE'S ORDINARY...At the intersection of Backlick and Braddock Roads stood Price's Ordinary, established by David Price...

Item #206: Memorial Marker: Howery Field

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On June 1, 1967, six young soldiers from Fort Belvoir died in an accident while working on a community service project to help build the Howery Field...

Item #205: Historic Survey Report: Wakefield Chapel

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Survey description of Wakefield Chapel, dated February 17, 1971, for the Historic American Buildings Survey...

Item #204: Historic Survey Report: Ravensworth

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Survey description of Ravensworth mansion, dated February 24, 1972, for the Historic American Buildings Survey...

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