Fairfax Court House

Built 1800

Old Town Fairfax

This building is on the National Register of Historic Places. George and Martha Washington’s wills were recorded here and still remain in this complex. Confederate President Jefferson Davis reviewed strategy in the tavern across the street with his generals on October 1 and 2, 1861.

Marker is on Chain Bridge Road (Virginia Route 123) south of Main Street (Virginia Route 236), on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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