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Oliver Farm, Annandale, Virginia
On Christmas Eve 1931, Robert Stringfellow Oliver, his wife Charlene Byrd Oliver, seven children and 24 cattle moved from Shirlington to this farm house in Annandale, which stands on Gallows Road near Columbia Pike. The cattle drive and move were so…
Tags: agriculture, annandale, childhood, occupations, world war ii
Little River Turnpike Historic Marker
On October 28, 1992, a ceremony was held to dedicate the Little River Turnpike historic marker in Annandale Tollhouse Park. Pictured from left to right are: Helen Winter and Arif Hodzic, members of the Annandale Central Business District Planning…
Tags: annandale, civic activism, government, historic site
Annandale Beautification, circa 1986
A clown and citizens publicizing the urban renovation soon to take place in downtown Annandale, c. 1986. With the support of the Mason and Annandale (today Braddock) District supervisors, the Annandale Beautification Committee formed and subsequently…
Tags: annandale, civic activism, government
Annandale Tollhouse, Artist's Rendition
Little River Turnpike was one of the important early roads in Fairfax County and one of the first toll roads in the nation, enabling transport of goods from western Virginia to the Potomac River port of Alexandria. The Turnpike became the first paved…
Tags: annandale, historic site, roads
Annandale Women's Club, 2001
In 2001, members of the Annandale Women's Club recreated David Robinson's 1927 painting, The Women's Club. (back row, left to right: Helen Mobley, Alice Snitzer, Priscilla Dodge, Helen Winter, Bette McBeth. Middle row: Marion Poats, Peggy Longmeier,…
Tags: annandale, recreation
Wakefield Chapel
In 1899, Oliver Besley donated land for a nondenominational chapel. The Wakefield Chapel was named for its first preacher. Reverend Wakefield had gone west during the Gold Rush, fought against the Indians, and survived near-burial in a common…
Tags: annandale, civil war, historic site
Ossian Hall
Nicholas Fitzhugh, a nephew of William of Chatham, built Ossian Hall in 1780, one of three large homes erected on Ravensworth plantation. Dr. David Stuart purchased Ossian Hall and 831 acres of land in 1804. Dr. Stuart's wife, Eleanor Calvert…
Tags: annandale, fitzhugh, historic site, ravensworth
Boxhill Farm
Born in Switzerland, Frederick Segessenman emigrated to the United States and later built Boxhill Farm in 1896 on eight acres in Annandale. He was a landscaper and a florist and it is believed he planted the boxwood from which the home derives its…
Tags: annandale, historic site, occupations
Annandale United Methodist Church
The Annandale United Methodist Church was built in 1846. During the Civil War, the Union Army used the church as a hospital, then burned the building and the village of Annandale as it withdrew from the area. A new building with a small balcony for…
Tags: african american, annandale, civil war, historic site