The Fairfax County CourthouseNetherton, Ross De Witt
History
The Fairfax County Courthouse
Netherton, Ross De Witt
Courthouses -- Virginia -- Fairfax County -- History; Law -- Virginia -- Fairfax County -- History
3. Restoration of the Original Wing of the
Courthouse, 1967 87
APPENDIXES
A. County Court Clerks: 1742-1976 107
B. Justices and Judges: 1742-1976 108
C. Portraits in the Old Courthouse--Biographies 117
D. Clerk's Office Specifications, _Alexandria
Gazette_, July 15, 1853 121
E. Schedule of Reconstruction of the Courthouse, 1967 123
LIST OF SOURCES 127
ILLUSTRATIONS
Front Cover--Courthouse about 1920
Back Cover--Court papers, 1976
Five Colonial Justices of the Fairfax County Court: George
Washington; George Mason; Thomas, sixth Lord Fairfax;
George William Fairfax; and Bryan, eighth Lord Fairfax 2
Cartograph of Alexandria Courthouse Square 6
Surveys of courthouse lot, 1798-1924 15
Civil War view, 1862 32
Hopkins' map of Fairfax Court House, 1879 44
Marr monument's dedication, 1904 49
The Tavern, c. 1932 51
1907 courthouse picture 51
Two aerials of the courthouse and county center
complex, 1970s 55
Clerk's Office, 1907 61
County Jail, 1886 63
Police Department, c. 1947 63
Naval Cannon 67
Marr Monument 67
War Memorial plaques 68
Central staircase mural 69
18th century English town and market halls 76
Two-story windows, c. 1966; double row windows, 1967 80
Courtroom remodeled in 1920 82
Central entrance, 1954 addition 83
Floor plans 88
Three views of the gutted courthouse, 1966 90
Two interiors of the courthouse restoration, c. 1968 92
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This monograph is one of a series of research reports on the
historical and architectural landmarks of Fairfax County, Virginia. It
has been prepared under the supervision of the Fairfax County Office
of Comprehensive Planning, in cooperation with the Fairfax County
History Commission, pursuant to a resolution of the Board of County
Supervisors calling for a survey of the County's historic sites and
buildings.
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