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Old Town Hall is a classical revival style hall that was built in 1900 by Joseph E. Willard and subsequently donated by him to Fairfax, Virginia. [1] The hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 as part of the City of Fairfax Historic District .
The City of Fairfax Historic District is a national historic district located at Fairfax, Virginia. It encompasses 28 contributing buildings in the central business district of Fairfax. Notable buildings include the Old Town Hall , which was built in 1900; the Barbour Building ; First National Bank of Fairfax ; Ford Building ; Marsh House ...
Old Town Fairfax has undergone an extensive redevelopment, which began in 2005. [38] The redevelopment added a new Fairfax Regional Library, more than 45,000 square feet (4,200 m 2 ) of retail and restaurant space, more than 70,000 square feet (6,500 m 2 ) of office condominiums, and 85 upscale residential condominium units.
The restaurant, which will also have a full bar once its liquor license is approved, has taken over the Old Town Square space vacated in January 2020 by Mimi’s Old Town Mexican Restaurant.
Old Town is laid out on a grid plan of substantially square blocks. The opening of the Washington Metro King Street station in 1983 led to a spurt of new hotel and office building development in western Old Town, and gentrification of townhouse areas west of Washington Street which were previously an African-American community. [citation needed]
The town of Providence was called Fairfax Court House during the Civil War years, until it was incorporated as the Town of Fairfax in 1875. By the beginning of the nineteenth century, the land around the courthouse had been leveled and a fence was erected around the property.
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Mount Vernon is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 12,914 at the 2020 census. [ 1 ] Primarily due to its historical significance and natural recreation and beauty, the Mount Vernon area receives over one million tourists each year.