Ratcliffe-Allison House (Earp’s)

Built 1812

Old Town Fairfax

This is the oldest house in the City of Fairfax and the first city-owned building to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places (1973). The oldest section of the house, the eastern portion, was built by Richard Ratcliffe around 1812 to the specifications of the original lot sales in the Town of Providence.

Marker is on Main Street (Virginia Route 236) east of University Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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